Unilateral Absence of Mental Foramen with Surgical Exploration in a Living Human Subject

• Main Authors: Murat Ulu (Author), Elif Tarim Ertas (Author), Fatih Gunhan (Author), Meral Yircali Atici (Author), Huseyin Akcay (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mental foramen (MF) is an important anatomic landmark of the mandible, in which the somatic afferent sensory nerve of the mandibular nerve emerges as mental nerve and blood vessels. The identification and actual location of MF are important in order to avoid sensory dysfunction or paresthesia du...