Absence of the mental foramen in dry human mandibles

de Freitas, Valdemar [UNESP]Madeira, M. C. [UNESP]Fillio, J. L. Toledo [UNESP]Chagas, C. F. [UNESP]2022-04-282022-04-281979-01-01Cells Tissues Organs, v. 104, n. 3, p. 353-355, 1979.1422-64211422-6405http://hdl.handle.net/11449/220450The absence of the mental foramen was investigated in 1,435 dry human mandibles (2.870 sides). The foramen was absent twice in the right side (0.06%) and once in the left side (0.03%). The meaning of this anatomical variation was commented. © 1979 S. Karger AG, Basel.353-355engAnatomical variationMandibleMental foramenOsteologyAbsence of the mental foramen in dry human mandiblesArtigo10.1159/0001450832-s2.0-84940799547