Radiographic position of mental foramen in selected urban population of Bangladesh

Authors

  • Tazdik G Chowdhurya Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Paediatric Dentistry, Update Dental College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Dilruba Rahmanb Lecturer, Dept. of Dental Public Health, Update Dental College and Hospital, Dhaka
  • Tasnim A Jannat MPH(On course),Department of Health promotion & Health Education, Bangladesh University of Health Science, Dhaka
  • Md Mahfuz Hossaind Associate Professor & Head Department Of Oral Anatomy, Update Dental College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Asma Sultanae Assistant Professor & Head, Department of Science of Dental Material, Update Dental College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Md Ashif Iqbalf Assistant Professor, Department of Oral Pathology & Periodontology, Update Dental College & Hospital, Dhaka
  • Ashek Elahi Noorg Lecturer, Dept. of Dental Public Health, Sapporo Dental College and Hospital, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v5i1.25820

Keywords:

Mental foramen (MF), Mandible, Horizontal Position, Orthopentomogram (OPG)

Abstract

Purpose of this study was to investigate the most common accurate position of the mental foramen in selected Bangladeshi population which helps in several clinical procedure and nerve block anesthesia.The study sample included one hundred and one panoramic radiographs of selected urban population of Bangladesh taken in Out Patient Department, Update Dental College, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The most common Horizontal position of the mental foramen was below the root of second premolar tooth (37.6%). In vertical axis, the location of MF in lower half of body of mandible was found in all OPGs (100%).In vertical distance, Position B, which is measured by distance between 1.0 mm to 1.5 mm,is the most common position of MF in all aspect as viewed in OPGs in Bangladeshi population.In this study, the difference of the location of the mental foramen in different ethnics groups was discussed. Clinicians and anthropologists should expect to find the position of the mental foramen to be symmetrical and below the root of second premolar tooth.

Update Dent. Coll. j: 2015; 5 (1): 03-09

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Tazdik G Chowdhurya, Assistant Professor and Head, Dept. of Paediatric Dentistry, Update Dental College and Hospital, Dhaka



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Published

2015-12-14

How to Cite

Chowdhurya, T. G., Rahmanb, D., Jannat, T. A., Hossaind, M. M., Sultanae, A., Iqbalf, M. A., & Noorg, A. E. (2015). Radiographic position of mental foramen in selected urban population of Bangladesh. Update Dental College Journal, 5(1), 3–9. https://doi.org/10.3329/updcj.v5i1.25820

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Vol. 5 No. 1 (2015)

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