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3. The Frequency of Accessary Mental Foramen Using Cone Beam Computed Tomographic Images
Asma Sattar1, Muhammad Ishfaq2, Naheed Imran1, Bushra mehboob2, Nadia ashraf2 and Fatima Abdul Qaiyum3
ABSTRACT
Objective: To examine the frequency of AMF using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scans.
Study Design: cross-sectional retrospective investigation.
Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted at the Radiology Department of Khyber College of Dentistry (KCD), Peshawar, Pakistan from 31 January 2024 to April 2024.
Methods: This radio-anatomical research initially evaluated 1000 CBCT radiographs belonging to patients treated over a span of two years. The amount of MF and AMF were recorded. Patients with AMF had their age and sex recorded.
Results: 134 accessory mental foramina belong to males while 25 belong to females aged between 15 and 70 years old, with a mean age of 47.0 years (SD:±17.2). According to the findings of this study, AMF was found in 78 of the 1,000 instances studied. There were 64 cases of unilateral AMF (37 right, 26 left) and 14 bilateral AMF cases (11 with two right and two left, 2 with two right and three left, and 1 with three right and three left). There was only one case when MF was not present.
Conclusion: According to the findings of this study, AMF was found in 78 of the 1,000 instances studied.
Key Words: Cone beam computed tomography; accessory mental foramina; anatomic variation; mental foramen.