STUDY OF THE LOCATION. OF THE MENTAL FORAMEN IN ADULT MALE CHINESE MANDIBLES FOR CLINICAL PRACTISE
- VernacularTitle:中国成年男性下颌骨颏孔的形态观测与临床应用
- Author:
Li AN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Mandible;
Mental foramen;
Mental nerve;
Premolar;
Dental practice
- From:
Journal of Chongqing Medical University
1986;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
One hundred mandibles of adult Chinese male unearthed in Shanghai without missing teeth, alveolar bone resorption or/and malposition of teeth were studied. Our data showed that the location of the mental foramen below the apex of the lower second premolar was the most common. Our results were compared with those of other investigators. The Clinical significance of iden.tifying the anatomical location of the mental foramen in dental practice is discussed
