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Mendonca Amorim,Maise; Bevilacqua Prado,Felippe; Bicalho Borini,Cynthia; Oliveira Bittar,Telmo; Volpato,Maria Cristina; Groppo,Francisco Carlos; Ferreira Caria,Paulo Henrique. |
The mental foramen has been reported to vary in position in different ethnic groups. Repeated failures during injections and operative procedures involving the mental foramen suggest the presence of local differences in a given population. The aim of the present study was to determine the position of mental foramen (MF) in a sample of one hundred seventy Brazilian adult dry mandible, being 79 edentulous and 91 dentate. The assessment was made, having as it referential, the base of the mandible (BM) and the mandibular symphisis (MS), whereby the comparisons were carried out considering genders, the mandible side (left or right), and dentition (dentate or edentulous). The statistical analysis was performed using multifatorial ANO VA (alpha=5%). It was found... |
Tipo: Journal article |
Palavras-chave: Mandibles; Mental Foramen. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0717-95022008000400033 |
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