KROK 1 Stomatology 2016 – Question 5 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient consulted a doctor about difficult chewing. On examination he was found to have atrophy of the right temporal muscle and masticatory muscles. Upon opening the mouth, the patient’s jaw deviates to the left. What nerve is affected?
- A. Mylohyoid
- B. Maxillary
- C. Motor portion of the mandibular nerve
- D. Facial
- E. Inferior alveolar
Hint
Consider which cranial nerve branch carries motor fibres to all the muscles of mastication, including the temporal and pterygoid muscles.
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