The mental artery: anatomical study and literature review.
anatomy
dentistry
inferior labial artery
mental artery
oral surgery
submental artery
Journal
Journal of anatomy
ISSN: 1469-7580
Titre abrégé: J Anat
Pays: England
ID NLM: 0137162
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2020
03 2020
Historique:
accepted:
07
10
2019
pubmed:
7
11
2019
medline:
11
3
2021
entrez:
7
11
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
The mental artery is a terminal branch of the inferior alveolar artery arising from the maxillary artery. It often communicates with the submental and inferior labial arteries branching off the facial artery. To our knowledge, few reports have described its anatomy and clinical significance in detail. The aim of this paper was to clarify the anatomy of the mental artery. Ten sides from five embalmed Caucasian cadaveric heads were used. The facial artery was identified at the point passing through a notch for the facial vessels and was traced medially. The mental artery and its anastomoses with other arteries were observed in detail. It was detected on all sides. Fourteen anastomoses were found, eight with the inferior labial artery and six with the submental artery. On one side, the mental artery directly supplied the lower lip with no anastomosis. The inferior labial artery tended to anastomose with the mental artery superior to the mental foramen and was likely to anastomose with the submental artery anterior to the mental foramen. We clarified the detailed anatomy of the mental artery. Our results could provide dentists with information that will help them to make oral surgery safer and more successful.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31691967
doi: 10.1111/joa.13113
pmc: PMC7018628
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
564-569Informations de copyright
© 2019 Anatomical Society.
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