Evaluation of Gender Based Morphological and Morphometric Features of Mental Foramen Using CBCT Radiographs

ABSTRACT

Back ground Awareness regarding varied and detailedmorphological and morphometric features of mental foramen isof pivotal importance for orthodontists, cosmetic andreconstructive surgeons etc. for avoidance of any inadvertenttrauma, post-surgical neurovascular complications andmorbidity.Aim: To study gender based differences in variousmorphological and morph metric features of mental foramen.Method: In this study we have selected 800 patients. Thepresent study was carried out on CBCT scans procured fromthe Dental Hospitals in Jaipur, Rajasthan. A detailed study ofmorphometric features of mental foramen along with otherparameters of the mandible was carried out on the coronal,axial and sagittal views of CBCT scans using “CS 3D Imagingv3.5.7”. Patients were divided in groups based on age.Results: No significant relationships between age and genderof the patients (p>0.05) and position of mental foramen on theright and left side. MF-S to be significantly longer in males ascompared to females in Group I whereas in Group III, MF-Swas significantly more in males than females on both the sides(p<0.001).Conclusion: Position 6 is considered to be the least commonposition