Mental foramen

Mental foramen
Mandible. Outer surface. Side view. (Mental foramen visible at left.)
Details
Part ofMandible
Identifiers
Latinforamen mentale
MeSHD000080383
TA98A02.1.15.007
TA2845
FMA53171
Anatomical terms of bone
The mandibular incisive canal (indicated here by coral green arrows) continuing anteriorly (to the right) from the mandibular canal (purple arrows) after the mental foramen (light green circle).

The mental foramen is one of two foramina (openings) located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It is part of the mandibular canal. It transmits the terminal branches of the inferior alveolar nerve and the mental vessels.