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- Title
Extramandibular position of the inferior alveolar nerve. Analysis and review of the literature.
- Authors
Herlin, Christian; Yachouh, Jacques; Journet, Jean; Goudot, Patrick
- Abstract
We report a highly unusual case of unilateral absence of the mental foramen, with the inferior alveolar nerve exiting the mandible via an orifice situated on the lateral surface of the angle of the mandible. However, the teeth on this side of the dental arch had normal sensitivity, and the mandible had grown correctly. Despite the absence of intraosseous course, the inferior alveolar nerve seems to keep its neural and guide roles.
- Subjects
MANDIBULAR joint; ALVEOLAR nerve; MEDICAL literature reviews; SENSITIVITY analysis; ECTOPIC tissue; STOMATOGNATHIC system
- Publication
Surgical & Radiologic Anatomy, 2013, Vol 35, Issue 9, p811
- ISSN
0930-1038
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00276-013-1099-z