Abstract :
Studies on mental foramen revealed its variation in position in different ethnic groups. Surgical procedures and anaesthesia involving the mental foramen show repeated differences and failures in a given population.The aim of the present study was to determine symmetry and position of mental foramen in Kashmir population in a digital panoramic view (OPG) in 105 patients. Digital panoramic view OPG assessed the relation of apices of premolars with the mental foramen. The results showed that the majority of mental foramen was located mesial to the apices of second premolar and the remaining below the apex of second premolar with no statistical significant difference in sex or age predilection. These findings were different from the majority of studies where it was mentioned that apex of the second premolar is the most common position for mental foramen
Keyword :
Mental foramen, Panoramic view, Ethnic groups.