INBDE (Integrated National Board Dental Examination) Practice Exam

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Traumatic neuroma is most commonly found at which site?

  1. Lingual Frenum

  2. Hard Palate

  3. Mental Foramen

  4. Maxillary Sinus

The correct answer is: Mental Foramen

A traumatic neuroma is a type of nerve injury that leads to an abnormal growth of nerve endings. These neuromas typically occur at sites of previous trauma or injury to a nerve. Based on this information, we can eliminate options A, B, and D as these locations do not have a history of nerve injury that would result in a traumatic neuroma. The mental foramen, on the other hand, is an opening on the mandible (lower jaw) where the mental nerve exits and is susceptible to injury. This makes it the most likely site for a traumatic neuroma to occur.

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