title: Effect of ageing towards location and visibility of mental foramen on panoramic radiographs.
abstract: Mental foramen is an opening of the mental canal onto the lateral surface of the mandible. In this pilot radiographical study, in Malay population the effects of ageing towards the location and visibility of the mental foramen were determined. Most of the mental foramina were found to be located inferior to the apex of the second premolar. Non-visibility of the foramen was greatly increased in patients aged 50 years and above (Pearson Chi-square; p = 0.00). This finding may provide a guide to dental surgeries in Malay patients of different age groups.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dentistry, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Electronic address: ngeowy@um.edu.my.
authors.forename: Wei Cheong
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Ngeow
authors.forename: Dionetta Delitta
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Dionysius
authors.forename: Hayati
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ishak
authors.forename: Phrabhakaran
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nambiar
mesh_terms: D001641:Bicuspid; D003729:Dental Care; D006801:Humans; D008334:Mandible / Q000033:anatomy & histology; D016740:Meridians; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic