Anatomical variations of the mental foramen in prognathic, retrognathic and orthognathic mandibles: a cone-beam computed tomography based analysis.

Researchers used cone-beam CT scans to map the position of the mental foramen across three different jawbone patterns, finding that foramen location varied significantly between skeletal types, particularly on the right side, with potential implications for surgical planning.

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