Anatomy Monday: Lingual Foramen (mandible)

Posted on by Dr. Shawneen Gonzalez

It’s another foramen in the mandible.  While there are multiple lingual foramina in the mandible, the most commonly seen one is in the anterior mandible on the midline.  It appears as a round radiolucent entity with a thin to thick corticated border.  It may be single or multiple (up to 3 however this is more commonly seen on CBCT).  Check out some examples below.

lingual foramen periapical radiograph 2

Periapical Radiograph

lingual foramina CBCT sagittal

CBCT sagittal view showing two lingual foramina

lingual foramen pantomographPantomograph


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