An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy

Human body dissection was a ubiquitous practice in the past, to better understand anatomy and to develop medicine. Today, its role could still be important to answer everyday clinical queries and help surgeons. The example of the possible lack of anesthesia during symphysis surgeries can emphasize t...

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Autores principales: Roberto Pistilli, Lorenzo Bonifazi, Carlo Barausse, Alessandra Ruggeri, Michele Covelli, Maryia Karaban, Pietro Felice
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:10d6634d44b8499db490b57014f624c42021-11-25T17:49:28ZAn Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy10.3390/ijerph1822119151660-46011661-7827https://doaj.org/article/10d6634d44b8499db490b57014f624c42021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/22/11915https://doaj.org/toc/1661-7827https://doaj.org/toc/1660-4601Human body dissection was a ubiquitous practice in the past, to better understand anatomy and to develop medicine. Today, its role could still be important to answer everyday clinical queries and help surgeons. The example of the possible lack of anesthesia during symphysis surgeries can emphasize the usefulness of dissection. The mandibular symphysis usually receives innervation from inferior alveolar nerve terminations, but, in some rare cases, a particular anastomosis involves the lingual nerve and the nerve to the mylohyoid. The anatomical knowledge resulting from body dissections could help oral surgeons to understand the reason why the patient could feel pain during the surgery, and ensure performance of the right lingual nerve block to obtain complete anesthesia. This clinical situation shows the educational role of an ancient, yet still valid, practice, human dissection, and the importance of anatomical studies to improve surgical skills, to provide better treatment for the patient.Roberto PistilliLorenzo BonifaziCarlo BarausseAlessandra RuggeriMichele CovelliMaryia KarabanPietro FeliceMDPI AGarticledissectionhuman anatomyoral surgerynerve to the mylohyoidlingual nervelocal anesthesiaMedicineRENInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 11915, p 11915 (2021)
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topic dissection
human anatomy
oral surgery
nerve to the mylohyoid
lingual nerve
local anesthesia
Medicine
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spellingShingle dissection
human anatomy
oral surgery
nerve to the mylohyoid
lingual nerve
local anesthesia
Medicine
R
Roberto Pistilli
Lorenzo Bonifazi
Carlo Barausse
Alessandra Ruggeri
Michele Covelli
Maryia Karaban
Pietro Felice
An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy
description Human body dissection was a ubiquitous practice in the past, to better understand anatomy and to develop medicine. Today, its role could still be important to answer everyday clinical queries and help surgeons. The example of the possible lack of anesthesia during symphysis surgeries can emphasize the usefulness of dissection. The mandibular symphysis usually receives innervation from inferior alveolar nerve terminations, but, in some rare cases, a particular anastomosis involves the lingual nerve and the nerve to the mylohyoid. The anatomical knowledge resulting from body dissections could help oral surgeons to understand the reason why the patient could feel pain during the surgery, and ensure performance of the right lingual nerve block to obtain complete anesthesia. This clinical situation shows the educational role of an ancient, yet still valid, practice, human dissection, and the importance of anatomical studies to improve surgical skills, to provide better treatment for the patient.
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author Roberto Pistilli
Lorenzo Bonifazi
Carlo Barausse
Alessandra Ruggeri
Michele Covelli
Maryia Karaban
Pietro Felice
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title An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy
title_short An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy
title_full An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy
title_fullStr An Ancient Science to Improve Today’s Clinical Practice: Oral Surgery Meets Human Anatomy
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