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    The mental foramen is one of two foramina (openings) located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It is part of the mandibular canal. It transmits...
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    incisive foramen. Vertically midway on either side of the body, below the second premolar tooth, is the mental foramen, through which the mental nerve and...
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    itself a branch of the trigeminal nerve (CN V). It emerges from the mental foramen in the mandible. It divides into three branches beneath the depressor...
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    foramina: the mental foramen which opens in the mental region of the mandible and carried the distal fibres of the inferior alveolar nerve as the mental nerve;...
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    infraorbital, and mental foramen—are distributed on a vertical line (in anterior view) passing through the middle of the pupil. The infraorbital foramen is used...
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    inferior alveolar artery, enter the foramen traveling through the body in the mandibular canal and exit at the mental foramen on the anterior mandible at which...
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    the lower teeth.[citation needed] Its mental branch exits the mandibula anteriorly through the mental foramen to supply adjacent lip and skin. It passes...
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    canal within the anterior portion of the mandible that extends from the mental foramen (usually) to near the ipsilateral lateral incisor teeth. The inferior...
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    George; Mavrodi, Alexandra; Natsis, Konstantinos (2015-06-01). "Accessory mental foramen: an anatomical study on dry mandibles and review of the literature"...
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  • Mental Mental disability (disambiguation) Mental foramen, an opening on the anterior surface of the mandible Mental health This disambiguation page lists...
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    terminal branches: the mental nerve, and the incisive branch. The mental nerve emerges from the mandibular canal through the mental foramen and provides sensory...
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    level below the attachment of the mentalis muscle. The mental space also has the mental foramen located laterally on both the right and left sides. This...
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  • deep. The posterior smaller mental foramen is located below the posterior root of p3, while the anterior larger mental foramen is located between the root...
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    today. Some examples of terms used to describe bones include the term "foramen" to describe a hole through which something passes, and a "canal" or "meatus"...
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    canines is innervated by the mental nerve, the continuation of the inferior alveolar nerve emerging from the mental foramen. The gingiva of the buccal (cheek)...
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    Zygomatico-orbital foramen Zygomaticofacial foramen Zygomaticotemporal foramen Mandible Body of mandible Mental protuberance Mental tubercle Mental foramen Oblique...
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    arises from the lateral surface of the mandible. This is below the mental foramen, and the origin may be around 3 cm wide. It inserts on the skin of the...
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    lingual foramen is a small midline opening on the posterior aspect of the symphysis of the mandible, just above the mental spine. The lingual foramen gives...
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  • including the angular, condyloid, and coronoid processes. The mental foramen, a foramen (opening) at the front of the jaw, in the diastema between the...
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  • genus, with only type species Kataigidodon venetus known. The large mental foramen of Kataigidodon venetus is anteroposteriorly longer than it is tall...
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    gingiva of mandibular/lower molar and second premolar teeth (until the mental foramen). It also issues proprioceptive fibres into the buccinator muscle. Buccal...
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  • foot foramen foramen lacerum foramen magnum foramen of Luschka foramen of Magendie foramen of Monro foramen ovale (heart) foramen ovale (skull) foramen rotundum...
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  • damaged. Some of these anatomic structures include: the nasal cavity, mental foramen, the inferior alveolar nerve and / or the inferior alveolar artery and...
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    enters the mandible at the mandibular foramen and exits the mandible at the sides of the chin from the mental foramen. This nerve supplies sensation to the...
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  • mandible, or the whole of one side and the opposite side as far as the mental foramen. Localized osteomyelitis tended to be described as either vertical,...
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    mouth (left/right) oblique line of mandible, between symphysis and mental foramen integument of lower lip, orbicularis oris fibers, its fellow of opposite...
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    projecting nose Distinctive shape of the bony labyrinth in the ear Larger mental foramen in mandible for facial blood supply Sub-cranial Considerably more robust...
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    procedure. The most common oral locations are on the tongue and near the mental foramen of the mouth. They are relatively rare on the head and neck. An essential...
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    was low but broad. The symphysis extended to the second premolar. The mental foramen lay below the third premolar tooth. The ascending branch loomed up and...
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    masticatory plane. At the anterior edge of the lower jaw there was a strong mental foramen. The dentition was typical for sloths, but in contrast to today's representatives...
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