Figure 4. Sublingual artery originating from an anastomotic branch of the lingual and submental arteries: h submental artery, i hypoglossal artery, j lingual artery, and k anastomosis of the lingual and submental arteries
Figure 3. Submental artery as the source of the sublingual artery entering the MMLF: e submental artery, f inferior border of the mandible, and g facial artery
Figure 2. Lingual artery as the origin of the sublingual artery entering the MMLF: a external carotid artery, b lingual artery, c hypoglossal nerve, d right and left sublingual arteries originating from the ipsilateral lingual arteries and e inferior border of the mandible
Figure 1. Distribution of cadavers according to source of artery entering the MMLF (n = 34)
Figure 1. Distribution of cadavers according to source of artery entering the MMLF (n = 34)
The sublingual and submental arteries normally anastomose through their muscular mylohyoid branches. Loukas et al. only identified anastomotic patterns between sublingual and submental arteries in 40 % of the dissected cadavers, with no case where the two terminate as a single sublingual artery. We found three (8.9 %) cases of an anastomotic branch of the submental and lingual artery formi...
The MMLF is a consistent structure through which the sublingual artery enters the mandible. Perforation of the lingual plate by an implant drill poses a high risk of trauma to this vessel especially when the sublingual fossa is very pronounced because this vessel courses closely to the gland and fossa. When this artery is of a significant size, it is possible for 420 mL of blood to escape in...
Results
A total of 34 human cadavers were dissected in this study of which 30 (88.2 %) were males and 4 (11.8 %) were females (male/female, 15:2) aged between 25 and 40 years. The linear distance between the MMLF and the inferior border of the mandible ranged from 11.03 to 19.62 mm (mean = 15.58 mm ± 2.12 SD). The mesio-buccal thickness of the mandible at the level of the MMLF ra...
Methods
This was a cadaveric dissection study involving 34 human adult cadavers of indigenous Kenyan descent carried out at the Department of Human Anatomy, University of Nairobi. Majority of these cadavers are unclaimed bodies in the city of Nairobi, whose demographics are hardly known. Approval to conduct the study was obtained from the Kenyatta National Hospital/University of Nairobi Ethics,...
Background
The inter-foraminal region of the human mandible is a common elective area for several dental surgery procedures due to its favourable anatomic conditions. Some of the procedures done in this region include insertion of endosseous dental implants, bone harvesting from the chin, genioplasty in orthognathic surgery and placement of screws during plating in management of facial fracture...
Abstract
Background
Inter-foraminal implant placement poses a risk to the sublingual artery as it enters the mandibular midline lingual foramen. Lack of consensus on the source of this artery poses a dilemma to surgeons during management of haemorrhagic episodes. Determination of the exact source of this artery is therefore pivotal.
Methods
This was a cross-sectional descriptive study involv...