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Mandibular Foramen

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This chapter presents the anatomical and morphometric details of the mandibular foramen. It also describes the contents and spatial relationships of its neurovascular structures. The mandibular foramen is the target zone for one of the most frequently used intraoral block anesthesia, i.e., anesthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve. Knowledge of the exact location of the mandibular foramen and how to approach it for obtaining successful anesthesia is key in clinical dentistry.

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    Thomas von Arx

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    Scott Lozanoff

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von Arx, T., Lozanoff, S. (2017). Mandibular Foramen. In: Clinical Oral Anatomy. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41993-0_15

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