Why does mental nerve block cause no tongue numbness?
1). Mental nerve is pure sensory to chin/lip only
2). It is motor nerve
3). Lingual nerve blocked
4). It is branch of facial nerve
📝 Explanation:
The mental nerve is the terminal branch of the inferior alveolar nerve after it exits the mental foramen. It supplies only the skin of the chin, lower lip, and labial gingiva of the incisors, making it useful when tongue numbness is to be avoided.