*Resident, Department of Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey; Visiting Researcher, Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL. †Private Practice in Endodontics, Ankara, Turkey. ‡Associate Professor, Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
Implant Dent. 2017 Oct;26(5):796-801. doi: 10.1097/ID.0000000000000646.
The presence of the additional mental foramen of the mandible is considered to be a rare anatomical occurrence. Only a few cases have been reported. In these cases, only 1 foramen is called the mental foramen and the others are termed either accessory mental foramen or accessory buccal foramen. The purpose of this article was to present a case with computed tomography images and suggest that preoperative cone beam computed tomography should be performed to detect any anatomical variation. In addition, we present all reasonable terminology to ease the communication through unique terminology among surgeons.
下颌额外颏孔的存在被认为是一种罕见的解剖学现象。仅有少数病例报道。在这些情况下,只有 1 个孔被称为颏孔,而其他孔则被称为副颏孔或副颊孔。本文旨在通过 CT 图像介绍 1 例病例,并建议行术前锥形束 CT 检查以发现任何解剖变异。此外,我们提出了所有合理的术语,以通过外科医生之间独特的术语来方便交流。