Open AccessCommunication Between Mylohyoid and Lingual Nerve: An Anatomical Variation
Author(s) -
Pranoti Sinha,
Binod Kumar Tamang,
Rohit Kumar Sarda
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/7560.4223
Subject(s) - lingual nerve , medicine , dissection (medical) , cadaver , anatomic variation , anatomy , trigeminal nerve , variation (astronomy) , mandibular nerve , dentistry , molar , tongue , pathology , physics , astrophysics
Variation in the branching pattern of mandibular division of trigeminal nerve has remain one of the commonest cause among the surgeons for not obtaining adequate local anesthesia in routine oral or dental procedure. In this article, we discuss about a case of an unusual communication between mylohyoid and lingual nerve in a 50-year-old female cadaver seen in a routine dissection in medical college. The details of this anatomical variation and its clinical aspects are discussed.