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  2. Inferior alveolar nerve - Wikipedia

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    The inferior alveolar nerves supply sensation to the lower teeth, [2]: 519 and, via the mental nerve, sensation to the chin and lower lip. [citation needed] The mylohyoid nerve is a motor nerve supplying the mylohyoid and the anterior belly of the digastric. [citation needed] [contradictory]

  3. Inferior alveolar nerve anaesthesia - Wikipedia

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    Inferior alveolar nerve block (abbreviated to IANB, and also termed inferior alveolar nerve anesthesia or inferior dental block) is a nerve block technique which induces anesthesia (numbness) in the areas of the mouth and face innervated by one of the inferior alveolar nerves which are paired on the left and right side.

  4. Mental nerve - Wikipedia

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    It provides sensation to the front of the chin and the lower lip, as well as the gums of the anterior mandibular (lower) teeth. It can be blocked with local anaesthesia for procedures on the chin, lower lip, and mucous membrane of the inner cheek. Problems with the nerve cause chin numbness.

  5. Osteomyelitis of the jaws - Wikipedia

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    Aesthesia or paresthesia (altered sensation such as numbness or pins and needles) in the distribution of the mental nerve. Fever which may be present in the acute phase and is high and intermittent; Malaise (general feeling of being unwell) which may be present in the acute phase; Anorexia (loss of appetite).

  6. Mandibular fracture - Wikipedia

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    Mandibular fracture, also known as fracture of the jaw, is a break through the mandibular bone. In about 60% of cases the break occurs in two places. [ 1 ] It may result in a decreased ability to fully open the mouth. [ 1 ]

  7. How to Tell If You're Clenching Your Jaw—And How to Stop - AOL

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    First, he says, gently slide your lower jaw forward and hold for 10 seconds, then release. Repeat 10 times; doing so helps loosen the jaw muscles. Another option: Put your tongue on the roof of ...

  8. Paresthesia - Wikipedia

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    Paresthesia, also known as pins and needles, is an abnormal sensation of the skin (tingling, pricking, chilling, burning, numbness) with no apparent physical cause. [1] Paresthesia may be transient or chronic, and may have many possible underlying causes. [ 1 ]

  9. My Life As a Homeless Man in America - AOL

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    My hands go numb. 3:00 a.m., parked in a public lot across the street from the town beach in Westerly, Rhode Island. ... Then an agonizing pain developed in my lower-left jaw. The jaw swelled ...