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Abstract：
Communications between cranial nerves or their branches have been described previously. The exact functional significance of some of these neural communications remains to be fully understood. This paper reports a unique communication between the auriculotemporal and inferior alveolar nerves within the infratemporal fossa. The histological examination indicates an antegrade connection from the inferior alveolar nerve to the auriculotemporal nerve, which could potentially be implicated in referred pain from the anatomical territory of one nerve to the other.
摘要：
先前已经描述了颅神经或其分支之间的通信。其中一些神经通信的确切功能意义仍有待充分理解。本文报道了颞下窝内的耳颞神经和下牙槽神经之间的独特交流。组织学检查表明从下牙槽神经到耳颞部神经的顺行连接，这可能与从一根神经的解剖区域到另一根神经的转介疼痛有关。
