TY - JOUR JF - Caspian-J-Dent-Res JO - Caspian J Dent Res VL - 6 IS - 2 PY - 2017 Y1 - 2017/9/01 TI - Location of mental foramen in a southeast iranian population: a digital panoramic assessment TT - جایگاه سوراخ چانه ای در جمعیت جنوب شرقی ایران؛ ارزیابی با رادیوگرافی پانورامیکِ دیجیتال N2 - Introduction: Mental foramen is an important landmark in mandible and knowledge regarding the actual location of mental foramen is important in dentistry. Materials &Methods: A total of 1172 digital panoramic radiographs were evaluated for assessment of the location of the mental foramen. The location was classified into six groups in relation to the apices of the premolars and first molar. Results: In 957 of panoramic radiographs, fulfilling the inclusion criteria, the most common location of the mental foramen was at the apex of the mandibular second premolar. In 837 cases (87.5%), the mental foramen was located symmetrically on both sides of the mandible. Therefore, the apex of the second premolar was the most common symmetric location in both genders. Conclusion: The results showed that the most common location of the mental foramen in population of southeast Iran was at the apex of the second premolar. SP - 44 EP - 47 AU - Saberi, Eshagh ali AU - Kazemian, Reza AU - Farhadmollashahi, Narges AU - Mohammadi, Abbas AU - Alidadiani, Farnaz AD - ,Department of Endodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran. KW - Anatomic landmarks KW - Mandible KW - Panoramic radiography UR - http://cjdr.ir/article-1-214-en.html DO - 10.22088/cjdr.6.2.44 ER -