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ArticleAnatomy & cell biology2021

Localizing the nerve to the mylohyoid using the mylohyoid triangle.

Joe Iwanaga, Hee-Jin Kim, Grzegorz Wysiadecki, Kyoichi Obata, Yosuke Harazono, Soichiro Ibaragi, R Shane Tubbs

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Article in Anatomy & cell biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Clinical anatomy of the submental vein.Surgical and radiologic anatomy : SRA · 2025
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Joe IwanagaDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-7952
Hee-Jin KimDivision in Anatomy and Developmental Biology, Department of Oral Biology, Human Identification Research Institute, BK21 FOUR Project, Yonsei University College of Dentistry, Seoul, Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1139-6261
Grzegorz WysiadeckiDepartment of Normal and Clinical Anatomy, Chair of Anatomy and Histology, Medical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3631-2295
Kyoichi ObataDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6569-7406
Yosuke HarazonoDepartment of Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3989-0210
Soichiro IbaragiDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Okayama University Graduate School of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama, Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2897-1231
R Shane TubbsDepartment of Neurosurgery, Tulane Center for Clinical Neurosciences, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1317-1047

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The nerve to the mylohyoid muscle has been well studied but there are no specific anatomical landmarks for identifying it. Therefore, we aimed to identify anatomical landmarks for localizing the nerve to the mylohyoid muscle in the submandibular region. Sixteen sides from eight embalmed Caucasian cadaveric heads were used in this study. The mean age at the time of death of the specimens was 80.3 years. The anterior and posterior bellies of the digastric muscle, submental artery, and mylohyoid muscle were dissected to verify their relationships with the nerve to the mylohyoid muscle. The nerve to the mylohyoid muscle was found medial to the submental artery, lateral to the anterior belly of the digastric muscle, and anterior to the posterior border of the mylohyoid muscle on all sides. Herein, we identified what we term the mylohyoid triangle. This anatomical region can help localize the nerve to the mylohyoid muscle.

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Head and neck surgeryNerve to mylohyoid muscleReconstructive surgerySubmental arterySubmental island flap

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PMID33941711
PMCPMC8493024

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