Alveolar Nerve
- Innervates the upper and lower jaw
- Transmits sensory information from the teeth and gums
- Plays a role in tooth pain perception
- Connected to the maxillary and mandibular nerves
- Can be affected by dental procedures or conditions such as infection or injury
Maxillary Nerve
- Branch of the trigeminal nerve
- Supplies sensory innervation to the upper jaw and teeth
- Sends signals from the maxillary sinus and nasal cavity
- Can transmit pain signals from dental problems in the upper jaw
- Can be involved in conditions like trigeminal neuralgia or sinusitis
Mandibular Nerve
- Also a branch of the trigeminal nerve
- Provides sensory innervation to the lower jaw and teeth
- Transmits signals from the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)
- Involved in chewing and biting functions
- Can be affected by conditions like temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) or dental infections
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References
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- Retrieved 2021-04-08
- Bernal, Laura; Sotelo-Hitschfeld, Pamela; König, Christine; Sinica, Viktor; Wyatt, Amanda; Winter, Zoltan; Hein, Alexander; Touska, Filip; Reinhardt, Susanne; Tragl, Aaron; Kusuda, Ricardo (2021-03-01). Odontoblast TRPC5 channels signal cold pain in teeth.
- Science Advances. 7 (13): eabf5567. Bibcode:2021SciA....7.5567B. doi:10.1126/sciadv.abf5567. ISSN2375-2548. PMC7997515. PMID33771873
The alveolar nerves or dental nerves include three superior alveolar nerves: the anterior superior alveolar nerve, middle superior alveolar nerve, and posterior superior alveolar nerve, and an inferior alveolar nerve.
The superior alveolar nerves are all branches of the maxillary nerve, which is the second branch of the trigeminal nerve.
The inferior alveolar nerve, which is small in length, is a branch of the mandibular nerve, which is the third branch of the trigeminal nerve.
alveolar nerve (plural alveolar nerves)