title: Absence of the mental foramen in dry human mandibles.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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