The mandibular incisive canal is a bony

Bone

Bones are rigid organs that constitute part of the endoskeleton of vertebrates. They support, and protect the various organs of the body, produce red and white blood cells and store minerals. Bone tissue is a type of dense connective tissue...

 canal within the anterior mandible that runs bilaterally from the mental foramina

Mental foramen

The mental foramen is one of two holes located on the anterior surface of the mandible. It permits passage of the mental nerve and vessels. The mental foramen descends slightly in edentulous individuals.- Variations :...

 usually to the region of the ipsilateral lateral incisor teeth. After ramifying into the mental nerve

Mental nerve

Mental nerve is a general somatic afferent nerve which provides sensation to the anterior aspects of the chin and lower lip as well as the buccal gingivae of the mandibular anterior teeth and the premolars...

 that exits the foramen of the same name, the inferior alveolar nerve

Inferior alveolar nerve

The inferior alveolar nerve is a branch of the mandibular nerve, which is itself the third branch of the trigeminal nerve .-Path:...

 continues anteriorly within the mandibular incisive canal as the incisive nerve, providing innervation to the mandibular first premolar

Premolar

The premolar teeth or bicuspids are transitional teeth located between the canine and molar teeth. In humans, there are two premolars per quadrant, making eight premolars total in the mouth. They have at least two cusps. Premolars can be considered as a 'transitional tooth' during chewing, or...

, canine

Canine tooth

In mammalian oral anatomy, the canine teeth, also called cuspids, dogteeth, fangs, or eye teeth, are relatively long, pointed teeth...

 and lateral and central incisors. The mandibular incisive nerve either terminates as nerve endings within the anterior teeth or adjacent bone, or may join nerve endings that enter through the tiny lingual foramen

Lingual foramen

The lingual foramen is a small hole situated on the tongue-side surface of the anterior mandible through which small blood vessels and nerves pass....

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The incisive canal is typically found within the middle third of the mandible in an apico-coronal

Commonly used terms of relationship and comparison in dentistry

There are numerous commonly used terms of relationship and comparison that refer to different aspects of teeth and are frequently utilized in articles about dentistry...

dimension, reaching the midline 18% of the time.