Research Article

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

Table 2

Parameters to locate the right and left mental foramen in relation to lower border of mandible and alveolar crest, and foramen vertical diameter.

Parameters*ACBDABVD
RtLtRtLtRtLtRtLt

Mean (mm)11.4611.3315.2515.4029.3029.202.61 2.53
SD (mm) 0.250.17 0.24 0.22 0.36 0.310.17 0.14

ā€‰*AC: alveolar crest to upper margin of foramen; BD: lower border of mandible to lower margin of foramen; AB: alveolar crest to lower border of mandible; VD: vertical diameter of foramen.