NEET PG DENTAL EXAM

BRAIN

CRANIAL NERVES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Nerve that is numbed by the dentist when you’re getting a cavity filled in the lower jaw (connected to chewing):
A
Occulomotor
B
Trigeminal
C
Hypoglossal
D
Glossopharyngeal
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The trigeminal nerves play essential roles in helping your face feel pain, touch, warmth or cold. The mandibular branches of the trigeminal nerves help you bite, chew and swallow. In some cases, people develop numbness or other signs of trigeminal neuropathy from an accident, dental procedure or facial surgery.

Detailed explanation-2: -The most commonly anesthetized nerves in dentistry are branches or nerve trunks associated with the maxillary and mandibular divisions of the trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V).

Detailed explanation-3: -The maxillary nerve and the mandibular nerve provide motor innervation to the muscles involved in mastication. While the alveolar nerves are branches of the maxillary nerve and the mandibular nerve, they are purely sensory to the face and mouth.

Detailed explanation-4: -The trigeminal nerve supplies feeling and movement to the face. It has three divisions that branch from the trigeminal ganglion: ophthalmic division (V1) provides sensation to the forehead and eye, maxillary division (V2) provides sensation to the cheek, and mandibular division (V3) provides sensation to the jaw.

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