Clinical anatomy of coronoid foramina of mandible and review of its implications in maxillofacial surgery.

Introduction: A foramen in the coronoid process of the human mandible is a recently identified anatomic variant. The authors in this script aim at presenting a detailed assessment of the coronoid foramen terming it as '''foramen of Nyer' (FN) based on the person first identifying it.

Methods: Mandibular cone beam computed tomography scans from a total of 2168 patients were evaluated on a prospective and retrospective scale for confirmation of the coronoid foramen after first identification over a panoramic radiograph.

Bilateral 'coronoid foramina' with accessory foramina on the 'lateral aspect of ramus' of mandible: an unseen variance discovery in humans.

The normal flexibility in morphology and topography of body structures may be termed as an anatomical variation. This manuscript, aims to present a unique discovery of 'coronoid foramina' bilaterally along with bilateral accessory foramina over the 'lateral aspect of the ramus of the mandible' which has never been seen or documented in the literature so far in a live patient. It is noteworthy to realize a trait of phylogenetic context in these discoveries.