Absence of the mental foramen in dry human mandibles.
The absence of the mental foramen was investigated in 1,435 dry human mandibles (2,870 sides). The foramen was absent twice in the right side (0.06%) and once in the left side (0.03%). The meaning of this anatomical variation was commented.
D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000002:abnormalities; D011859:Radiography