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Type of Article: Original Research

Year: 2016 | Volume 4 | Issue 2 | Page No. 2277-2280

Date of Publication: 31-05-2016

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.16965/ijar.2016.195

STUDY OF DISTANCE OF MANDIBULAR FORAMEN FROM THIRD MOLAR TOOTH IN DRY ADULT MANDIBLE

Deepa G ^*1, Shrikrishna B H ².

^*1 Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur Karnataka, India.

² Professor, Department of ENT, Navodaya Medical College, Raichur Karnataka, India.

Address: Dr Deepa G, Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Navodaya Medical College, Mantralayam Road, Raichur-584103, Karnataka, India.
E-Mail:drdeepagadwal@gmail.com

ABSTRACT

Background: Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and vessels passes through mandibular foramen (MF). Hence it is important to know the location of the mandibular foramen during dental and oral surgical procedures like inferior alveolar nerve blocks, mandibular osteotomies and implant treatment. The aim of our study was to determine the distance of mandibular foramen from 3rd molar tooth in dry adult mandible.
Materials and Methods: Sixty adult dry mandibles having 3rd molar tooth were studied with Vernier calipers to measure the distance of mandibular foramen from 3rd molar tooth.
Results: The mean distance of the MF from 3rd molar tooth in the mandibles was 2.55 + 0.33cm and 2.51 + 0.37cm on right and left side respectively.
Conclusion: The knowledge of location of mandibular foramen from the 3rd molar tooth is useful in preventing neurovascular complications during dental and oral surgical procedures.
KEY WORDS: Mandibular Foramen; Third Molar Tooth; Inferior Alveolar Nerve; Nerve Block.

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Deepa G, Shrikrishna B H. STUDY OF DISTANCE OF MANDIBULAR FORAMEN FROM THIRD MOLAR TOOTH IN DRY ADULT MANDIBLE. Int J Anat Res 2016;4(2):2277-2280. DOI: 10.16965/ijar.2016.195