Inferior dental plexus

The inferior dental plexus is a nerve plexus formed by sensory branches^[1] of the inferior alveolar nerve.^[1][2][3] The plexus issues dental branches^[2][1] and gingival branches;^[2] the small dental branches provide sensory innervation to the lower/mandibular teeth.^[1]

Inferior dental plexus
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Details
From	inferior alveolar nerve
Identifiers
Latin	plexus dentalis inferior
TA98	A14.2.01.091
TA2	6276
FMA	53263
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

Note that the lower premolar, canine and incisor teeth as well as their associated gingiva are innervated by the incisive branch of the inferior alveolar nerve (which may or may not form an incisive plexus).^[4]

See also

• Superior dental plexus