Study of Position, Shape, and Size of Mental Foramen Utilizing Various Parameters in Dry Adult Human Mandibles from North India

Figure 1

Relation of mental foramen to the body of mandible. A: point at alveolar crest lying on a longitudinal axis with mental foramen; B: point at lower border of mandible lying on a longitudinal axis with mental foramen; C: point at upper margin of mental foramen; D: point at lower margin of mental foramen; W: point at symphysis menti lying on a transverse axis with mental foramen; X: point at posterior border of ramus lying on a transverse axis with mental foramen; Y: point at medial margin of mental foramen; Z: point at lateral margin of mental foramen.