Volume : 2, Issue : 7, July - 2013

Study of the Location of the Mandibular Foramina in Indian Dry Mandibles

Dr. Kanan Shah, Dr. Pratik Shah, Dr. Ajay Parmar

Abstract :

The mandibular foramen (MF) is an opening on the internal surface of the ramus for anches of the mandibular vessels and nerve to pass. The aim of this study is to determine the position of the MF from various anatomical landmarks in several dry adult mandibles. It is generally believed that , its position is not constant in all mandibles, thus leading to the failure of inferior alveolar nerve block and other complications. Nevertheless its location is useful for the oral and maxillofacial surgeon in orthognatic surgery, especially in vertical ramus osteotomy (VRO) procedure. This study aimed to see the position of Mandibular foramen in 100 mandibles of any age. The distance from the head of the mandible, third molar , mandibular notch, angle and the symphysis manti to the foramen were measured. This study indicates that the individual variations are observed and no landmark could definitely there to locate the foramen.The aim of our study is to analyse the position of mandibular foramen in order to provide simple and reliable surgical landmarks.