Evaluation of morphometric variations in mental foramen and prevalence of anterior loop in South Indian population - A CBCT study

• Main Authors: Vani Chappidi (Author), L A Swapna (Author), Voulligonda Dheeraj (Author), G R Nikitha (Author), Madhuri Kanakagiri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: The mental foramen (MF) opens on the lateral aspect of the mandible near premolar region on both sides of the mandible. The portion of inferior alveolar nerve present anterior to the MF, prior to exiting the canal, is referred to as the anterior loop (AL) of the inferior alveolar nerve...