Facial nerve lingual branch

Roehm The lingual nerve is one of the two nerves most commonly injured during oral surgery with the other being the inferior alveolar nerve. The lingual nerve can also be the target for a nerve block during certain pathological conditions and procedures. The course of the facial nerve is very complex. Bell's palsy is one type of idiopathic acute facial nerve paralysis, which is more accurately described as a multiple cranial nerve ganglionitis that involves the facial nerve, and most likely results from viral infection and also sometimes as a result of Lyme disease. Keep me signed in.

Cookies help us deliver the best experience to all our users. Dissection 2 — Demonstrating the branches of the facial nerve. The nerve arises in the pons , an area of the brainstem.