Lingual foramen

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The lingual foramen is a small midline opening on the posterior aspect of the symphysis of the mandible, just above the mental spine. The lingual foramen gives passage to a single small artery formed by the union of two branches of the sublingual arteries (each sublingual artery contributing a single branch).{{Cite book |url= |title=Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice |others=Susan Standring |year=2016 |isbn=978-0-7020-5230-9 |edition=41st |location=Philadelphia |pages=513 |oclc=920806541}}