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inferior alveolar artery |
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inferior alveolar artery, an artery that descends with the inferior alveolar nerve from the first or mandibular portion of the maxillary artery to the mandibular foramen on the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible. It enters the mandibular canal and continues to the first premolar tooth, where it divides into the mental and incisor branches. Also called arteria alveolaris inferior. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A series of holes parallel to the external corticotomy was made in the internal cortical layer to weaken it, as care was taken to avoid the inferior alveolar nerve. Traumatic neuromas of the head and neck have been reported in the oral cavity, the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve, the inferior alveolar nerve of the mandible, the Possible sources of these collaterals are the minor suppliers--that is, the facial, inferior alveolar, and buccal arteries. |
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