Open AccessEvaluation of incidence of mental nerve loop in Central India population using cone beam computed tomography
Author(s) -
Deepshikha Rodricks,
Tushar Phulambrikar,
Siddharth Singh,
Anjali Gupta
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
indian journal of dental research/indian journal of dental research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.277
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1998-3603
pISSN - 0970-9290
DOI - 10.4103/ijdr.ijdr_50_17
Subject(s) - mental foramen , mental nerve , cone beam computed tomography , medicine , context (archaeology) , anatomy , population , radiography , computed tomography , geology , surgery , chin , paleontology , environmental health
Anatomical literature has described the anterior loop being an extension of the mental nerve which is present anterior to the mental foramen while the caudal loop has been described as the distance between the lower border of the mental foramen and the lowest point of the mandibular canal. The knowledge and identification of the anterior and caudal loop of the mental nerve are important in surgical procedures performed around the mental foramen to avoid inadvertent damage to these vital structures resulting in postoperative complications.