Occurrence of the Retromolar Foramen in Dry Mandibles of South-Eastern Part of India: A Morphological Study with Review of the Literature

Table 2

Distance of RMF from 3rd molar socket, anterior border of the ramus, and lingula, respectively.

Mandible number	Side examined	Distance between the retromolar foramen and
		3rd molar socket (mm)	Ant. border of ramus (mm)	Lingula (mm)
9	Right	4	5	8
26	Left	7	10	6
32	Right	8	3	6
48	Left	11	3	6
51	Left	6	4	2
58	Right	8	8	2
58	Left	4	5	3
64	Right	6	11	4
72	Right	4	9	2
80	Right	8	9	5
88	Right	5	8	6
88	Left	5	9	4
91	Right	6	4	3
91	Left	5	4	5
Mean ± SD		6.21 ± 2.01	6.57 ± 2.82	4.43 ± 1.87
Min–Max		4–11	3–11	2–8