Although a few cases of facial palsy following mandibular nerve block and dental surgery have been described, it would appear that herpes zoster oticus following dental surgery has not been documented. It is possible that the latent virus may be activated by the mandibular nerve block and dental surgical interventions. Two cases of herpes zoster oticus, both following inferior alveolar nerve bl...

OBJECTIVES Exact location of the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) bundle is very important. The aim of this study is to evaluate the relationship between the mandibular third molar and the mandibular canal by cone-beam computed tomography. STUDY DESIGN This was a cross-sectional study with convenience sampling. 94 mandibular CBCTs performed with CSANEX 3D machine (Soredex, Finland) and 3D system...

precise localization of the third molars in relation to the inferior alveolar nerve canal is critical from a clinical point of view and strongly affects the surgical treatment outcome. recently, by using three-dimensional modeling software, the relationship of third molar root apices and inferior alveolar nerve canal can be better understood. in this study, the spatial relationship of two surgi...

PURPOSE To establish a model to quantitative histological analysis of the mandibular branch of the facial nerve in rats. METHODS Eleven Wistar rats had their right and left mandibular branches of the facial nerve surgically removed and were sacrificed afterwards. Quantitative histological analysis was performed with: a) partial number of axons; b) partial area of the transversal cut of the ne...

Methods: The sample consisted of 20 subjects (20 left and 20 right mandibular third molars) who underwent pre-operative radiographic evaluation before extraction of impacted mandibular third molars. On panoramic radiographs, the most common high risk injury signs of inferior alveolar nerve (darkening of roots, interruption of white line, deviation of mandibular canal, narrowing of mandibular ca...

Schwannomas (neurilemmomas) are benign neoplasms derived from Schwann cells of the neurilemma and appear most frequently on the auditory nerve or peripheral nerves of the skin. They arise in the oral and maxillofacial region infrequently, and very rarely in the center of the jaw. We herein present a case of a rare mandibular intraosseous schwannoma derived from the main trunk of the inferior al...

BACKGROUND The first aim of this study was the quantification of nerve fibres found in terminal branches of facial nerve and the second aim was the ultrastructural analysis of these terminal branches in order to observe their ultrastructural differences, if present. In the examination of literature; we could not find any studies related to this subject. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four fresh frozen...

The mandibular nerve is the largest branch of trigeminal nerve. It innervates teeth, gums, skin temporal region, ear, lower lip, part face, muscles mastication, and mucous membrane anterior 2/3 tongue. main pharyngeal arch. sensory motor fibers in originate from two roots: root, which originates semilunar ganglion, nucleus. has a mixture nerves functions. Face, cheeks temples, oral cavity, teet...

BACKGROUND An in-depth understanding of the nuances of facial anatomy is the best means of preventing complications during facelift surgery. An appreciation of the operative details is complicated not only by the complexity of the anatomy but also by the variability in the nomenclature used. OBJECTIVES The authors have attempted to clarify these issues by detailing the relationships of the li...