Sensory innervation of mandibular teeth by the nerve to the mylohyoid: Implications in local anesthesia

Clinical Anatomy

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 591-595

  Stein, Pamela ^a,b   Brueckner, Jennifer ^a   Milliner, Matthew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental injections; Dentistry; Foramina; Oral surgery

Indexed keywords

ACCESSORY NERVE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; DENTISTRY; HUMAN; HYOID BONE; INFERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; NERVE BLOCK; ORAL SURGERY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE;

ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MANDIBULAR NERVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TOOTH;

EID: 34548515335     PISSN: 08973806     EISSN: 10982353     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ca.20479     Document Type: Review

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