Panoramic radiographic study of mental foramen in South Indian population

[Extract] Introduction: The accurate identification of location of Mental Foramen(MF) is important for both diagnostic and clinical procedures.\ud \ud •The mental bundle could be traumatized during periapical/orthognathic surgeries/implant placement resulting in paresthesia or anesthesia.\ud \ud •The MF has been reported to vary in its appearance, size and locations in different population groups\ud \ud •With a thorough literature search and to the best of our knowledge, till date, there has been no such study representing the Dravidian group of people in South India