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Accessory Mental/Buccal Foramina: Case Report and Review of Literature
Samir Goyushov1, Melek Didem Tözüm, Tolga Fikret Tözüm
1*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.
Abstract:
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.
