dc.contributor.author | Mwaniki, DL | |
dc.contributor.author | Hassanali, J | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2013-04-29T12:06:34Z | |
dc.date.available | 2013-04-29T12:06:34Z | |
dc.date.issued | 1992 | |
dc.identifier.citation | East Afr Med J. 1992 Apr;69(4):210-3 | en |
dc.identifier.uri | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1644032 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/17717 | |
dc.description.abstract | 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 | en |
dc.language.iso | en | en |
dc.title | The position of mandibular and mental foramina in Kenyan African mandibles | en |
dc.type | Article | en |
local.publisher | Kenya Medical Research Institute, Medical Research Centre, Nairobi | en |
local.publisher | Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi | en |