Dental branches of inferior alveolar nerve

Rami dentales nervi alveolaris inferioris

Latin synonym: Rami dentales inferiores nervi alveolaris inferioris
Synonym: Inferior dental branches of inferior alveolar nerve
Related terms: Inferior dental branches

The inferior dental branches supply the molar and premolar teeth. They correspond in number to the roots of those teeth; each nerve entering the orifice at the point of the root, and supplying the pulp of the tooth; above the alveolar nerve they form an inferior dental plexus. They also give some branches (Inferior gingival branches) to the buccal gingiva of the manidublar teeth (except the first molar tooth)

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).