Open Access<p>Anomalies and Clinical Significance of Mylohyoid Nerve: A Review</p>
Author(s) -
Sandya Kini,
Krishnaraj Somayaji,
Shashirashmi Acharya,
Shivakumar Sampath
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
clinical, cosmetic and investigational dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.518
H-Index - 23
ISSN - 1179-1357
DOI - 10.2147/ccide.s269882
Subject(s) - digastric muscle , inferior alveolar nerve , medicine , chin , lingual nerve , mandibular nerve , anatomy , nerve block , sensory nerve , dentistry , sensory system , surgery , molar , pathology , neuroscience , biology , tongue
The mylohyoid nerve is a branch of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN), which is a branch of the posterior division of the mandibular nerve (MN). It is the source of motor nerve supply to the mylohyoid and anterior belly of the digastric muscle. At times, it provides sensory innervation to the mandibular teeth and skin below the chin. Since the location, anatomical variation and communications of the mylohyoid nerve are varied, it becomes clinically important to have an in-depth knowledge when treating patients for dental and maxillofacial procedures. Such anatomical variations of the mylohyoid nerve innervations may account for failure of the nerve blocks and hence, knowledge is very important for the practitioner.