Objective Lingual nerve damage is a common complication during oral and maxillofacial surgery procedures to the third molar region. The anatomy of the lingual nerve is variable, therefore the ...

ABSTRACT: The position and branching of the lingual nerve (LN) in the mandibular third molar region were documented in 30 head hemi-sections (16: right and 14: left). In all the dissections, the LN ...