Question 129 · LDEK · Temporomandibular joint disorders

During an endodontic treatment, the patient experienced mandible dislocation, reposition of which was ineffective. The procedure should be retried after performing the anesthesia of:

  1. A. buccal nerve.
  2. B. inferior alveolar nerve.
  3. C. masticatory nerve.
  4. D. lingual nerve.
  5. E. posterior superior alveolar nerves.
Hint

The obstacle to reduction is reflex spasm of a powerful elevator muscle — think which nerve supplies it.

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