Position of the mental foramen in a northern regional Jordanian population

Surgical and Radiologic Anatomy

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 231-237

  Al Khateeb, Taiseer ^a   Al Hadi Hamasha, Abed ^a   Ababneh, Khansa Taha ^a  

^a JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Jordanian population; Medical imaging; Mental foramen; Panoramic radiograph

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENTAL CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; JORDAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MAXILLA; MENTAL FORAMEN; PANORAMIC RADIOGRAPHY; PREMOLAR TOOTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; JORDAN; MALE; MANDIBLE; MIDDLE AGED; RADIOGRAPHY, PANORAMIC;

EID: 34147157851     PISSN: 09301038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-007-0199-z     Document Type: Article

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