Journal
SURGICAL AND RADIOLOGIC ANATOMY
Volume 28, Issue 3, Pages 308-310Publisher
SPRINGER FRANCE
DOI: 10.1007/s00276-006-0097-9
Keywords
lingual canal; submental artery; inferior alveolar artery; computed tomography; anatomy
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The mental artery displays several branches internal to the anterior region of the mandible as confirmed by macroscopic observation and computed tomography. The inferior alveolar artery formed complex branches and divided into mental and incisive branches, which were found in the right internal side of the mandible of one male cadaver (88 years old). The branches of these two arteries ran through the bony lingual canal to the lingual foramen between the canine and premolar region of the inner surface of the mandible body, where they emerged to enter the mylohyoid and anterior belly of the digastric muscles and communicate with the submental artery. The observation of the anastomotic artery is considered important for surgical placement of dental implants in the mandibular region.
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