Inferior dental plexus

Inferior dental plexus
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Details
Frominferior alveolar nerve
Identifiers
Latinplexus dentalis inferior
TA98A14.2.01.091
TA26276
FMA53263
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

The inferior dental plexus is a nerve plexus formed by sensory branches[1] of the inferior alveolar nerve.[1][2][3] The plexus issues dental branches[2][1] and gingival branches;[2] the small dental branches provide sensory innervation to the lower/mandibular teeth.[1]

Note that the lower premolar, canine and incisor teeth as well as their associated gingiva are innervated by the incisive branch of the inferior alveolar nerve (which may or may not form an incisive plexus).[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mizbah, K.; Gerlach, N.; Maal, T. J.; Bergé, S. J.; Meijer, Gert J. (March 2012). "The clinical relevance of bifid and trifid mandibular canals". Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 16 (1): 147–151. doi:10.1007/s10006-011-0278-5. ISSN 1865-1550. PMC 3294215. PMID 21698363.
  2. ^ a b c "inferior dental plexus". TheFreeDictionary.com. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
  3. ^ Morris, Alyssa L.; Tadi, Prasanna (2023), "Anatomy, Head and Neck, Teeth", StatPearls, Treasure Island (FL): StatPearls Publishing, PMID 32491475, retrieved 2023-07-19
  4. ^ Caughey, Jennifer A.; Do, Quang; Shen, Daniel; Ohyama, Hiroe; He, Puhan; Tubbs, R. Shane; Iwanaga, Joe (2021-12-31). "Comprehensive review of the incisive branch of the inferior alveolar nerve". Anatomy & Cell Biology. 54 (4): 409–416. doi:10.5115/acb.21.113. ISSN 2093-3665. PMC 8693131. PMID 34620736.


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