Open AccessRelative position of the mandibular foramen in different age groups of children: A radiographic study
Author(s) -
KS Poonacha,
Kamal Shigli,
K R Indushekar
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
journal of the indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry/journal of indian society of pedodontics and preventive dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.378
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1998-3905
pISSN - 0970-4388
DOI - 10.4103/0970-4388.73798
Subject(s) - gonial angle , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , inferior alveolar nerve , radiography , medicine , orthodontics , dentition , dentistry , foramen , position (finance) , mandibular nerve , condyle , anatomy , molar , biology , surgery , botany , finance , economics , genus
To assess the relative position of the mandibular foramen (MF) and to evaluate the measurement of gonial angle (GoA) and its relationship with distances between different mandibular borders in growing children between 3 and 13 years of dental age.