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Differences in the axonal compositions of the human mandibular nerve between dentulous and edentulous jaws
Naoko Nonaka1, Hiromitsu Ezure, Noboru Goto
1Department of Anatomy, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
Okajimas Folia Anatomica Japonica
|June 5, 2003
Abstract:
We examined the human mandibular nerve to find differences in the composition of nerve fiber axons between dentulous and edentulous jaws Using Goto's modification of Masson-Goldner's method. We discovered that the edentulous jaw did not contain any large size axons, compared with the dentulous jaw. This can be considered as evidence that the larger fibers innervating the periodontal ligament decreased degenerated after tooth loss.