Morphometrical and morphological study of mental foramen in dry dentulous mandibles of South Andhra population of India

• Hauptverfasser: Devi K Sankar (Verfasst von), Sharmila P Bhanu (Verfasst von), P J Susan (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Mental foramen (MF) is an anatomical structure of particular importance in local anesthesia and surgical procedures in terms of achieving effective mandibular nerve blocks and avoiding injuries to the neurovascular bundles. Aim: To determine the morphometry and morphology of MF in south...