mandibular nerve

Also found in: Dictionary, Thesaurus, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

Related to mandibular nerve: maxillary nerve, mandibular nerve block

mandibular nerve

Abbreviation: CN V3

1. The inferior trunk of the trigeminal cranial nerve. The mandibular nerve is both sensory and motor.

Sensory

The major sensory branches are the auriculotemporal, lingual, and inferior alveolar nerves, which innervate the lower teeth and gingivae and the skin of the lower lip, chin, and jaw up into the "sideburn area" in front of the ear.

Motor

The major motor branches are the lateral pterygoid, masseteric, deep temporal, and buccal nerves, which innervate the muscles of mastication (lateral and medial pterygoids, masseter, and temporalis).

Course

The mandibular nerve leaves the skull via the foramen ovale.

2. A motor branch of the facial nerve (CN VII) that innervates the facial muscles of the lower lip and chin.

See also: nerve

References in periodicals archive ?

For the mandibular nerve block, the needle is introduced in the anterior-to-posterior direction to target the area posterior to the lateral pterygoid plate and between the medial and lateral pterygoid muscles (Figures 8(b) and 8(c)).

Ultrasound-Guided Intervention for Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia: An Updated Review of Anatomy and Techniques

The objective of this study was to document the use of Gow-gates mandibular nerve block by new dental graduates to achieve mandibular nerve block for dental procedures in various dental institutes of Lahore.

USE OF GOW-GATES MANDIBULAR NERVE BLOCK BY NEW DENTAL GRADUATES A SURVEY

Ossified pterygospinous ligament seems to be a major cause of entrapment of lingual nerve or a branch of mandibular nerve and may cause mandibular neuralgia.

Pterygospinous bar and foramen in the adult human skulls of North India: its incidence and clinical relevance

There was no mandibular nerve dysthesia, and all teeth in the quadrant tested vital.

An aggressive benign cementoblastoma

The region contains important structures such as the mandibular nerve, the maxillary artery and the muscles of mastication.

Variations in the origin and course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle

Damascus, (SANA) - The Syrian dentist Mohammad Imad al-Droubi got two gold medals for his inventions in dental implants during his participation in Seoul International Invention Fair (SIIF).Al-Droubi said that he got a gold medal for inventing titanium nets to compensate the loss of alveolar bone covering the inferior mandibular nerve.The other gold medal was for his invention of dilators used in dental implants, he added.

Syrian Dentist Wins Two Gold Medals in Seoul Invention Fair

The mental nerve is sensory in nature that is a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve, a major branch of the mandibular nerve originating from fifth cranial nerve.

Variaciones Anatomicas del Foramen Mental: Un Estudio Transversal Retrospectivo

Marginal mandibular nerve damage was noted in 20% cases treated with extra oral approach (group A).

COMPARISON BETWEEN EXTRA ORAL AND INTRAORAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF MANDIBULAR ANGLE FRACTURES

A comparative study of direct mandibular nerve block and the Akinosi technique.

DENTAL PRACTITIONER'S CHOICE OF LOCAL ANESTHESIA TECHNIQUE FOR MANDIBULAR MOLAR ANESTHESIA

However, the major drawbacks are that it's difficult to address the lateral deposits of fat when getting close to the marginal mandibular nerve, along with significant swelling that occurs for up to 2 weeks after that procedure.

What you need to know about aesthetics in men: the two most commonly sought procedures by men are neuromodulators and dermal fillers