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Fifth cranial nerve
The fifth cranial nerve is the trigeminal nerve. The trigeminal nerve is quite complex. It functions both as the chief nerve of sensation for the face and the motor nerve controlling the muscles of mastication (chewing). Problems with the…
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- Prosthodontist A dentist with special training in making replacements for missing teeth or other structures of the oral…
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