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Morphometric and morphological study of mental foramen in the malaysian population: Anatomy and forensic implications

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dc.FundingDetailsUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia: FPR.4/244/FF-2016-235
dc.FundingDetailsThe authors would like to extend their sincere appreciation and gratitude to Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia for the financial support (Grant-UKM FPR.4/244/FF-2016-235) and the Department of Forensic Medicine, Hospital Kuala Lumpur for provision of the data.
dc.contributor.affiliationsFaculty of Dentistry
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) Medical Centre
dc.contributor.affiliationsUniversiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM)
dc.contributor.affiliationsAl-Azhar University
dc.contributor.authorAlias A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorIbrahim A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorAbu Bakar S.N.en_US
dc.contributor.authorShafie M.S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorDas S.en_US
dc.contributor.authorNor F.M.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-29T01:55:28Z
dc.date.available2024-05-29T01:55:28Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The mental foramen is present on either side of the body of the mandible bone. This foramen transmits mental vessels and nerves. In forensic anthropology, mental foramen may be important for differentiating sex, estimating age and identifying various races based on morphology. The main aim of the present study was to determine the position, shape and diameter of the mental foramen according to sex, age and race by postmortem computed tomography in the Malaysian population. Materials and Methods: A total of 79 dentulous patients (48 males, 31 females) from 3 age groups (18-30 years, 31- 50 years, 51-74 years) were selected for this study, and ten parameters were observed for each mandible. The parameters were divided into two morphological and eight morphometric parameters. The morphometric parameters were measured by using Osirix MD Software 3D Volume Rendering. Results: Results showed that mandibular body length and height were significantly greater in males than in females by independent t-test. (p < 0.05). However, the mandibular body height was found to decrease significantly with age in both sexes by one-way Anova. It was observed that the shape of mental foramen was 45.6% oval and 54.4% rounded. About 44.3% of them were in line with the longitudinal axis of the second premolar tooth. Conclusion: It was concluded that mental foramen may be used for identification purposes, particularly for sex, age and race determination.
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dc.identifier.issn18234631
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dc.identifier.urihttps://oarep.usim.edu.my/handle/123456789/9703
dc.identifier.volume16
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherInternational Islamic University Malaysiaen_US
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Medical Journal Malaysia
dc.sourceScopus
dc.subjectAgeen_US
dc.subjectAnthropologyen_US
dc.subjectMandibleen_US
dc.subjectRaceen_US
dc.subjectSexen_US
dc.titleMorphometric and morphological study of mental foramen in the malaysian population: Anatomy and forensic implications
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