The position of mandibular and mental foramina in Kenyan African mandibles
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1992Author
Mwaniki, DL
Hassanali, J
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Analysis of 79 adult African mandibles indicated that 64.6% of the mandibular foramina were located below the level of the posterior extension of the occlusal plane while 30.7% were located along this plane. 56.1% of the mental foramina were located below the second premolar while 31.1% were between the second premolar and first molar. The remainder were located between the premolars. The mental foramen opened posterosuperiorly in 72.5% of the surfaces. Multiple mental foramina were found on 4.5% of the mandibles. While emphasising the importance of palpation prior to administration of mental nerve block, these observations suggest that in case of uneffective mandibular nerve block, for a significant proportion of Kenyan Bantus, attempts to place the anaesthetic solution slightly below the occlusal plane be considered
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1644032http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17717
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East Afr Med J. 1992 Apr;69(4):210-3Publisher
Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi
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