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Morphometric Analysis of the Mandibular Canal, Anterior Loop, and Mental Foramen: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography Evaluation

Altayeb Abdalla Ahmed,
Rawia Mohamed Ahmed,
Ahmed Jamleh and
Gianrico Spagnuolo

Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health2021, 18(7), 3365;https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18073365

24 March 2021

This study investigated the cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT)-based features of the mandibular canal, mental foramen, anterior loop, and accessory mental foramina with respect to age and sex. A total of 306 CBCT mandibular images were included in...

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Accessory Mental Foramina in Dry Mandibles: An Observational Study Along with Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Zoi Maria Thomaidi,
Charalambos Tsatsarelis and
Vasileios Papadopoulos

Dent. J.2025, 13(3), 94;https://doi.org/10.3390/dj13030094

22 February 2025

Background/Objectives: The mental foramen (MF) constitutes a passage for mental nerves and vessels, and it is a crucial anatomical landmark in the body of the mandible. The accessory mental foramen (AMF) is a small, addable foramen proximate to the M...

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Common Anatomical Variations of Neurovascular Canals and Foramina Relevant to Oral Surgeons: A Review

Laura Sferlazza,
Fabrizio Zaccheo,
Maria Elisabetta Campogrande,
Giulia Petroni and
Andrea Cicconetti

Anatomia2022, 1(1), 91-106;https://doi.org/10.3390/anatomia1010010

8 August 2022

(1) Background: The anatomical variations of neurovascular canals that are encountered in oral surgery are often overlooked by anatomy textbooks or provided with insufficient information. The aim of this study is to analyze the most common variations...

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Morphological Characteristics of the Double Mental Foramen and Its Relevance in Clinical Practice: An Observational Study

Alejandro Bruna-Mejias,
Pablo Nova-Baeza,
Florencia Torres-Riquelme,
Maria Fernanda Delgado-Retamal,
Mathias Orellana-Donoso,
Alejandra Suazo-Santibañez,
Walter Sepulveda-Loyola,
Iván Valdés-Orrego,
Juan Sanchis-Gimeno and
Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida

Diagnostics2024, 14(12), 1277;https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14121277

17 June 2024

The mental foramen (MF) is an opening found bilaterally on the anterolateral aspect of the mandible; it can be round or oval and have different diameters. One of the anatomical variants of the jaw is the presence of an accessory mental foramen (AMF)....

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