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Accidental identification of accessory mental nerve and foramen during implant surgery
Sudhindra Kulkarni1, Sampath Kumar, Sujata Kamath
1Department of Periodontics and Implantology, SDM College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
Journal of Indian Society of Periodontology
|July 21, 2011
Abstract:
The accessory mental nerve and the corresponding foramen are not a very common occurrence. In the current case report, we present the notice of an accessory mental nerve in the mandibular molar area during implant placement. The case was managed well without any complications.

