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Mandibular Canal Open Access Articles

The mandibular canal, also referred to as the inferior alveolar canal (IAC), is found within the interior aspect of the mandible and contains the inferior alveolar nerve, artery and therefore the vein. It starts at the mandibular foramen, on the lingual side of the ramus, continues on buccal surface of body of the mandible and ends at the mental foramen, adjacent to the second mandibular premolar tooth. The mandibular canal runs obliquely downward and forward within the ramus, then horizontally forward within the body, where it's placed under the alveoli and communicates with them by small openings.

On arriving at the incisor teeth, it turns back to speak with the mental foramen, giving off two small canals which run to the cavities containing the incisor teeth. Within the posterior two-thirds of the bone the canal is situated nearer the interior surface of the mandible; and within the anterior third, nearer its external surface. It contains the inferior alveolar vessels and nerve, from which branches are distributed to the teeth.

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