Anthropometrics Analysis of Mental Foramen and Accessory Mental Foramen in Zambian Adult Human Mandibles

Table 4

Frequency distribution of MF and AMF directions of opening in Zambian adult human mandibles (n=33).

Direction of opening		Left side		Right side
		F	%	F	%
MF	Superior	4	12.1	3	9.1
	Posterior	1	3	0	0
	Labial	12	36.4	9	27.2
	Mesial	0	0	1	3
	Posterior-superior	14	42.4	16	48.5
	Anterior-superior	2	6.1	2	6.1
	Posterior-inferior	0	0	2	6.1
AMF	Posterior	1	3	0	0
	Posterior-superior	0	0	1	3

MF: Mental foramen, AMF: Accessory mental foramen, F: Frequency, %: Percentage