Introduction: Morphometric analysis of mandibles is clinically important due to the close relationship of lingula
with neurovascular structures. Lingula is considered a bony landmark during the maxillofacial surgical approaches. The
antilingula is a bony prominence present on the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus, helpful to identify the position of
mandibular foramen during oral surgery. Aim: The study aimed to determine the morphometric analysis of the antilingula and
its relation to the lingula of the mandible. Materials and methods: In 30 dried mandibles distance from lingula and antilingula
to the anterior, posterior, superior, and inferior borders of mandibular ramus was measured using a digital vernier caliper.
Results: Average distance between superior border to Lingula 17.57 土 2.86 mm and Antilingula 15.06 土 3.22 mm; Inferior
border to Lingula 27.42 土 2.58 mm and Antilingula 26.93土 3.53 mm; Anterior border to Lingula 16.36 土 1.73mm and
Antilingula 15.31 土 2.97mm and posterior border to Lingula 16.15 士 2.32mm and Antilingula 14.86 士 2.29mm. Friedman’s
two-way analysis of variance by ranks test was done and the p-value:0.00( p
Key words: Lingula, Antilingula, ramus of mandible, mandibular foramen, novel method
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