Morphometrical and morphological study of mental foramen in dry dentulous mandibles of South Andhra population of India

Indian Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 542-546

  Sankar, Devi K ^a   Bhanu, Sharmila P ^a   Susan, P J ^a  

^a NARAYANA MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

apicocurretage of mandibular premolar; location of mental foramen; mental anesthesia; Mental foramen; morphometry

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CEPHALOMETRY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; INDIA; INNERVATION; JAW; MALE; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; MOLAR TOOTH; PREMOLAR TOOTH; TOOTH ARCH; TOOTH ROOT; TOOTH SOCKET; VASCULARIZATION;

ADULT; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; BICUSPID; CEPHALOMETRY; DENTAL ARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; MANDIBLE; MOLAR; TOOTH APEX; TOOTH SOCKET;

EID: 82955239864     PISSN: 09709290     EISSN: 19983603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-9290.90290     Document Type: Article

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