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case_images: Clinical images of the patient showing the gingival recession (i.e., the main complain).
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case_images: Comprehensive clinical examinations, including intraoral and extraoral assessments, to record any clinical or anatomical concerns were performed (Figure 1).
case_images: Panoramic (A) and periapical x-ray (B) showing the impacted tooth #45 with no readily detectable mental foramen.
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case_images: As part of the general examination procedures, panoramic and periapical radiographs were requested (Figure 2). While panoramic and periapical radiographs initially indicated the presence of an impacted tooth (#45), the exact position and structure of the mental foramen were ambiguous (Figure 2).
case_images: A series of CBCT axial slices (inferiorly   Superiorly) showing the unusual right-side foramen's architecture with anterior extension (arrows).
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case_images: The bony region continuous with the foramen was showing a bony dentate extending anteriorly up to the periapical region of tooth # 44 (Figures 3 and 4).
case_images: (A-C) Three-dimensional (3D) model reconstructions of the right side of the patient showing the anterior extension of the mental foramen anteriorly. (D) 3D model of the left side showing usual foramen's architecture.
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case_images: The bony region continuous with the foramen was showing a bony dentate extending anteriorly up to the periapical region of tooth # 44 (Figures 3 and 4).