mental foramen
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Introduction
Paired opening in the mandible, giving passage to the inferior alveolar nerve, inferior alveolar artery & inferior alveolar vein.
The inferior alveolar nerve becomes the mental nerve upon emerging from the mental foramen.
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References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999