Open AccessSignificance of localization of mandibular foramen in an inferior alveolar nerve block
Author(s) -
Karthinathan Thangavelu,
K Radhika,
N. Kumar,
E Rethish,
S Sabitha,
N SayeeGanesh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.101896
Subject(s) - inferior alveolar nerve , anatomy , condyle , medicine , mandibular nerve , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , nerve block , inferior vena cava , orthodontics , molar , biology , surgery , botany , genus
The mandibular foramen (MF) is an opening on the internal surface of the ramus for divisions of the mandibular vessels and nerve to pass. The aim of this study is to determine the position of the MF from various anatomical landmarks in several dry adult mandibles.