title: Anatomical study of the accessory mental foramen and the distribution of its nerve.
abstract: We examined the range of the accessory mental foramen [AMF] and its accessory mental nerve in three Japanese cadavers. The diameters of the AMF were relatively small: 0.74 mm, 0.80 mm and 0.89 mm. The distances between the mental foramen and AMF were: 0.67 mm, 2.1 mm and 5.74 mm. The distribution of the accessory mental nerve was different in the three cases. These nerves communicated with the branches of the facial and buccal nerves.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral Anatomy, Fukuoka Dental College, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Toh
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kodama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yanagisako
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ohmori
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002102:Cadaver; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000294:innervation; D008340:Mandibular Nerve / Q000033:anatomy & histology*