There is a debate in the literature about the need for Computed Tomagraphy (CT) before removing third molars, even if positive radiographic signs are present. In few cases, the third molar is so close to the inferior alveolar nerve that its extraction might expose patients to the risk of post-operative neuro-sensitive alterations of the skin and the mucosa of the homolateral lower lip and chin....

The mental foramen (MF) is a small opening located on the anterolateral aspect of the body of the mandible. It represents the exit point of the mandibular canal through which the mental neurovascular bundle emerges [1]. The mental nerve is the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve. The nerve is accompanied by the mental artery, a branch of the inferior alveolar artery. The mental nerve...

The mental foramen (MF) is a small opening located on the anterolateral aspect of the body of the mandible. It represents the exit point of the mandibular canal through which the mental neurovascular bundle emerges [1]. The mental nerve is the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve. The nerve is accompanied by the mental artery, a branch of the inferior alveolar artery. The mental nerve...

Our aim was to evaluate the histological association of mandibular solid and multicystic ameloblastoma with the inferior alveolar nerve, both in situ and in segments of the nerve that had been removed separately, to assess the feasibility of preserving the nerve during resection of mandibular ameloblastomas. In this prospective histological examination of 13 resected hemimandibulectomy specimen...

A total of 455 children (242 males and 213 females) aged 5-6 years were investigated for their pain reactions to maxillary and mandibular infiltration anesthesia, middle superior alveolar nerve block, posterior superior alveolar nerve block, greater palatine nerve block, nasopalatine nerve block, and inferior alveolar nerve block, and the responses were quantified using the sound, eye and motor...