Introduction: The mental foramen (MF) is an important landmark to consider during surgical endodontic procedures. The purpose of this review article was to discuss the variety of techniques that have been developed to determine the location of the MF, to make recommendations for the current best technique available, and to discuss upcoming technologies.
Methods: Articles that have addressed the location of the MF were evaluated for information pertinent to include in this review.
Results: Different technologies have been used to help operators determine the clinical location of the MF. Most of the techniques have shortcomings such as magnification, radiation, and cost. Cone-beam computed tomographic imaging is the best current available imaging technology to determine the accurate location of the MF, but it has shortcomings such as radiation, cost, and not being real time, which means the data must be interpreted at a later time than when the information was computed.
Conclusions: In the future, magnetic resonance imaging and ultrasound technologies seem to provide promising noninvasive imaging techniques.
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