The Age- and Gender-wise Assessment of the Position and Shape of Mental Foramen in Patients’ Panoramic Radiography

Masomeh Afsa , PhD. Address: Department of Radiology, School of Dental, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran. Tel: +98 (76) 33330458 E-mail: masomeh.afsa@hums.ac.ir 1. Department of Endodontics, School of Dental, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. 2. Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran. 3. Department of Radiology, School of Dental, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Hormozgan, Iran. Hamzeh Ekran1 , Amin Ghanbarnejad2 , *Masomeh Afsa 3

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