"Maxillary Nerve" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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The intermediate sensory division of the trigeminal (5th cranial) nerve. The maxillary nerve carries general afferents from the intermediate region of the face including the lower eyelid, nose and upper lip, the maxillary teeth, and parts of the dura.
| Descriptor ID |
D008442
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.800.800.120.760.550
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| Concept/Terms |
Maxillary Nerve- Maxillary Nerve
- Maxillary Nerves
- Nerve, Maxillary
- Nerves, Maxillary
Alveolar Nerve, Superior- Alveolar Nerve, Superior
- Alveolar Nerves, Superior
- Nerve, Superior Alveolar
- Nerves, Superior Alveolar
- Superior Alveolar Nerve
- Superior Alveolar Nerves
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Maxillary Nerve" by people in Profiles.
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Sentinel lymph node biopsy is not relevant to perineural invasion for eyelid melanomas. Arch Ophthalmol. 2008 Nov; 126(11):1607-8; author reply 1608.
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Transmaxillary exploration of the intracranial portion of the maxillary nerve in malignant perineural disease. Technical note. J Neurosurg. 2007 Sep; 107(3):672-7.
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Imaging of perineural tumor spread from palatal carcinoma. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 1998 Sep; 19(8):1417-22.
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Plastic surgery techniques applicable to periodontal flap surgery. Periodontol 2000. 1996 Jun; 11:95-102.