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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry · 2016

A patient consulted a doctor about difficult chewing. On examination he was found to have atrophy of the right temporal muscle and masticatory muscles. Upon opening the mouth, the patient’s jaw deviates to the left. What nerve is affected?

Answer options

  1. Motor portion of the mandibular nerve
  2. Inferior alveolar
  3. Maxillary
  4. Facial
  5. Mandibulohyoid
Correct answer

Motor portion of the mandibular nerve

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