Abstract

NEVES, Frederico Sampaio et al. Accessory mental foramen: case report. RPG, Rev. pós-grad. [online]. 2010, vol.17, n.3, pp. 173-176. ISSN 0104-5695.

Anatomical variations associated with the mental foramen are relatively uncommon. Among these variations, the presence of one or more accessory mental foramen has been reported in rare cases. The acknowledgment of their location with respect to the main mental foramen is of fundamental importance for previous evaluations for surgical and endodontic procedures. In this article, a case of accessory mental foramen was presented with computed tomography images, and the main complications related to this anatomical variation are discussed.

Keywords : Spiral computed tomography; Cross-sectional anatomy; Madible.