Author/Editor		Cvetko, E; Štamfelj, I
Title		Raziskava položaja odprtine spodnje čeljstnice na skeletnem gradivu
Translated title		A study of the position of the mandibular foramen in dry mandibles
Type		članek
Source		Zobozdrav Vestn
Vol. and No.		Letnik 64, št. 4-5
Publication year		2009
Volume		str. 124-32
Language		slo
Abstract		Introduction: The position of the mandibular foramen (MF) is estimated before performing an inferior alveolar nerve block and before some surgical procedures on the lower jaw. The purpose of the study was to determine the horizontal and vertical position of MF on dry mandibles. Material and Methods: Distances between anatomical landmarks on the inner surface of the mandibular ramus were measured on 68 adult human mandibles. Results: The horizontal position of MF was posterior to the midpoint of the ramus. The distance between MF and the midpoint of the ramus on the right and the left sides was respectively 2.5 mm and 2.7 mm if the external oblique line was taken as the anterior border of the ramus, and 1.0 mm and 1.3 mm if the internal oblique ridge (crista temporalis) was taken as the anterior border of the ramus. The vertical position of MF was slightly above the centre of the ramus (1.0 mm on the left and 1.9 mm on the right) and below the occlusal plane (4.7 mm on the left and 4.9 mm on the right). Conclusion: The position of MF on the st`died mandibles was variable, but on average MF was situated behind the midpoint and slightly above the centre of the ramus. For estimation of the position of MF, the medial anterior border of the ramus is clinically relevant, since it is palpated when applying an inferior alveolar nerve block.
Descriptors		MANDIBLE MANDIBULAR CONDYLE ANESTHESIA, LOCAL ADULT