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

Surg Radiol Anat

Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, East Riyadh Specialized Centre, Ministry of Health, Ishbiliyah, Riyadh, 13226, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Published: June 2018

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.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00276-018-1984-6DOI Listing

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