102
46TH
ANNUAL
CONGRESS
OF
THE
SAEVA
SKUKUZA
16-‐20
FEBRUARY
2014
Figure 4: The landmarks for locating the mandibular foramen as marked by the radio opaque
indicated by the yellow arrow. (Harding P et al. 2012 Aust Vet J 90:4 146-150)
Complications:
The inferior alveolar artery runs in close association with the nerve. The sublingual
nerve runs in close association with the inferior alveolar nerve and may be
accidentally anaesthetized. The nerve carries sensory innervations from the tongue
and parasympathetic innervations to sublingual and submandibular glands and thus
would cause decreased saliva production for the period of desensit