"Mandibular Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A branch of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The mandibular nerve carries motor fibers to the muscles of mastication and sensory fibers to the teeth and gingivae, the face in the region of the mandible, and parts of the dura.
| Descriptor ID |
D008340
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.760.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Mandibular Nerve- Mandibular Nerve
- Mandibular Nerves
- Nerve, Mandibular
- Nerves, Mandibular
Alveolar Nerve, Inferior- Alveolar Nerve, Inferior
- Alveolar Nerves, Inferior
- Inferior Alveolar Nerve
- Inferior Alveolar Nerves
- Nerve, Inferior Alveolar
- Nerves, Inferior Alveolar
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Mandibular Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Study of the inferior alveolar canal and mental foramen on digital panoramic images. J Contemp Dent Pract. 2011 Jul 01; 12(4):265-71.
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Traumatic neuroma following sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2007 May; 36(5):453-4.