International Journal of Pharma and Bio Sciences
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10.22376/ijpbs.2019.10.1.p1-12
Volume 5 Issue 4
2014 (October - December)
ACCESSORY NERVE AND MENTAL FORAMEN
The presence of accessory mental foramen to vary in relations with sex, ethnicity. Its location and prevalence is important for nerve block and surgical procedures. The present study was conducted using 13 cadavers of both sex, with different age groups, right and left mental foramen region of the cadavers were dissected as per the standard dissection procedure in the Morphology Laboratory of the University of Pamplona. Digital Vernier Callipers was used to measure the dimensions of mental foramen and accessory mental foramen. Mental foramens were present in all observed mandibles and it was bilateral in position. Accessory mental foramen was present in 1 mandible and was unilateral in position. Accessory mental nerve communicated with a branch of the facial and buccal nerve. The knowledge about of mental foramen and presence of accessory mental foramen may be helpful for planning the operative procedures to avoid injury to neurovascular bundle.
HUMBERTO FERREIRA ARQUEZ
Accessory mental foramen, accessory mental nerve, anatomical variations, mandibles, facial nerve, buccal nerve
739-744