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12360663

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-10-3
pubmed:abstractText
The mylohyoid nerve is a branch of the mandibular division of the trigeminal nerve that provides motor supply to the mylohyoid and digastric muscles. Accessory innervation to the pulps of both anterior and posterior mandibular teeth by the sensory component of this nerve has been proposed to be one possible anatomical variation leading to failure of an inferior alveolar nerve block. The aim of this study was to trace the path of the mylohyoid nerve, from its origin in the infratemporal region to its terminal branches, in six human cadavers. Dissections of sagittally-sectioned heads were performed using both medial and submandibular approaches. The anatomy of the mylohyoid nerve was variable in terms of its level of branching, course through the mylohyoid groove or canal, branch numbers to the mylohyoid and digastric muscles, and terminal branching in the submental region. In all cases the mylohyoid nerve was seen to pass down the medial surface of the ramus behind the sphenomandibular ligament.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
D
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1329-1947
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
27
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
109-11
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Distribution of the mylohyoid nerve: anatomical variability and clinical implications.
pubmed:affiliation
Dental School, University of Adelaide, South Australia, 5005.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't