Pogrel M A, Renaut A, Schmidt B, Ammar A
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of California at San Francisco 94143-0440, USA.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1995 Oct;53(10):1178-81. doi: 10.1016/0278-2391(95)90630-4.
This study evaluated the relationship of the mandibular third molar to the lingual nerve.
An anatomic dissection of the lingual nerve in the third molar region was done on 20 cadavers (40 sides).
The position of the nerve on one side bore no statistical relationship to the position of the nerve on the opposite side. The position of the lingual nerve was variable in both the sagittal and coronal planes. In two specimens the nerve lay superior to the lingual plate and in another the superior surface of the nerve was level with the crest of the lingual plate.
These findings have implications for the avoidance of lingual nerve damage during surgery in the third molar and retromolar region of the mandible.
本研究评估下颌第三磨牙与舌神经的关系。
对20具尸体（40侧）的第三磨牙区域舌神经进行解剖。
一侧神经的位置与对侧神经的位置无统计学关联。舌神经在矢状面和冠状面的位置均可变。在两个标本中，神经位于舌板上方，在另一个标本中，神经的上表面与舌板嵴平齐。
这些发现对避免在下颌第三磨牙及磨牙后区手术中损伤舌神经具有重要意义。
