title: Communication between Mylohyoid and Lingual Nerve: An Anatomical Variation.
abstract: 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.
authors: Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences , 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, East, Sikkim, India .
authors: Pranoti
authors: P
authors: Sinha
authors: Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences , 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, East, Sikkim, India .
authors: Binod Kumar
authors: BK
authors: Tamang
authors: Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences , 5th Mile, Tadong, Gangtok, East, Sikkim, India .
authors: Rohit Kumar
authors: RK
authors: Sarda
keywords: Communicating branch (CN); Inferior alveolar nerve (IAN)