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  • Title: Variations in the branching pattern of posterior division of mandibular nerve: a case report.
    Author: Muraleedharan A, Veeramani R, Chand P.
    Journal: Surg Radiol Anat; 2014 Nov; 36(9):947-50. PubMed ID: 24972574.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: Abnormal communications among the branches of mandibular nerve especially the posterior division are significant due to various procedures undertaken in this region. These variations are worth reporting as they pose serious implications in several interventions in this region, and may even lead to false diagnosis. METHODS: During routine dissection, the mandibular nerve and its branches were dissected in the infratemporal fossa. The branches from the posterior division of the mandibular nerve namely the inferior alveolar and auriculotemporal nerves were carefully dissected, and their abnormal branching pattern was noted. RESULTS: There was a communicating branch between left inferior alveolar and auriculotemporal nerve. There was also a variant recurrent branch from the left inferior alveolar nerve that supplied the lateral pterygoid muscle. CONCLUSIONS: Such variant branches and communications between the branches of mandibular nerve as seen in this case have an embryological basis and are clinically important in this region especially for dental surgeries and anesthesia.
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