ABSTRACT
Introduction: Mental foramen is a important landmark for giving anesthesia and surgical operation of low jawand teeth (dental surgery).Aim: So this study done with a purpose to knowing exact position of mandibular foramen . Materials andMethods: For this study Fifty mandible bones (toothed / Non-toothed mandibles) belonging to Madhya-Pradeshstate were studied. All mandibles are of adult person (of either sex - male/Female). In study we observe Positionof mental foramen in relation with body of mandible (distance from symphysis menti, from posterior border oframus of mandible, from base of mandible & from alveolar margin ) and in relation with tooth (below molar orbelow premolar).Result: We find out Mean Distance between mental foramen and base of mandible - 10.5 mm , Mean Distance ofmental foramen from alveolar margin -15.25 mm. Mean distance between mental foramen and symphysis mentiwas - 30.00mm. Mean distance of mental foramen from posterior border of ramus -60.00mm . In study we alsoobserve number of mental foramen on each side in a single mandible.