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25.03.2024 | Original Article

Accessory lingual mental foramen: A case report of a rare anatomic variation

verfasst von: Arjun Kumar Tallada, Junaid Ahmed, Nanditha Sujir, Nandita Shenoy, Shubham M. Pawar, Archana Muralidharan, Sanjay Mallya

Erschienen in: Oral Radiology

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Abstract

Introduction

The mandibular nerve and the mental foramen have occasionally shown variations in its anatomy. This report aims to present a case of lingual mental foramen recognised on three-dimensional cone beam computed tomographic imaging (CBCT).

Case Report

Routine Orthopantomogram (OPG) and CBCT images were evaluated to assess the status of impact third molars in a 31-year-old female who had visited the dental clinics in our institution. The OPG image failed to reveal any anatomic variation in the position of the mental foramen. On tracing the course of the mandibular canal in CBCT images, two foramina were traced at the region of premolar. One opened towards the buccal cortical plate at the normal position of the mental foramen and an accessory lingual mental foramen had an opening on the lingual cortical bone at the same level as the mental foramen.

Conclusion

Understanding variations of the mental foramen is extremely essential in dentistry to carry out successful anaesthetic or surgical interventions and to avoid complications such as nerve damage or excessive bleeding.

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Titel: Accessory lingual mental foramen: A case report of a rare anatomic variation
verfasst von: Arjun Kumar Tallada
Junaid Ahmed
Nanditha Sujir
Nandita Shenoy
Shubham M. Pawar
Archana Muralidharan
Sanjay Mallya
Publikationsdatum: 25.03.2024
Verlag: Springer Nature Singapore
Erschienen in: Oral Radiology
Print ISSN: 0911-6028
Elektronische ISSN: 1613-9674
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11282-024-00747-5

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