Jean needs to have a tooth in her mandible filled. Her dentist injects a local anesthetic to block pain afferents in one of her cranial nerves. What cranial nerve does the dentist numb?

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The trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V) is responsible for sensation in the face and motor functions such as biting and chewing. It is the nerve that the dentist numbs to block pain in the mandible.

Jean Needs to Have a Tooth in Her Mandible Filled