Backround: Mental foramen present on anterolateral surface of mandible &provide passage for nerve and vessels. Methods: Present study was carried out in department of anatomy on 50 dry adult mandibles from F.H. medical college Agra & Autonomous state medical college Shahjahanpur. Results: Position of mental foramenin the line with second premolar 64% on right side& 70% on left side, between second premolar & first molar 10% right side & 14% on left side, between first and second premolar 18% right side & 4% left side and in the line with first premolar absent on right side & 4% on left side.