What are the three key intraoral landmarks for inferior alveolar nerve blocks?

What will be an ideal response?


The three key intraoral landmarks for inferior alveolar nerve blocks are the pterygomandibular raphe, the coronoid notch on the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible, and the internal oblique ridge on the medial surface of the mandible close to the molars and continuing posteriorly.

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