Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the horizontal location, vertical location, shape of mental foramen and its relation with lingual cortex, lower border of mandible and apex of the teeth as seen on CBCT images.
Materials and Methods: CBCT records were randomly selected from the collection of 30 South Indian population and were evaluated for morphometric analysis of the Mental foramen.
Results: The mental foramen is located more frequently in the level of the apices of the second pre-molars, with an average distance to the lingual cortex of 5.26 mm, to the base of the mandible of 8.4 mm and to the apices of the teeth 3.75mm with predominantly round in shape in the south Indian population.
Conclusion: There is no single and widely accepted pattern of Mental Foramen and it is different among each and every population. Clinician must acquire adequate knowledge about mental foramen to perform any procedure and minimize complications.
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2022: 6.012
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