Sensation to the skin of the mandibular lip and chin is supplied by which nerve?

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The mental nerve is a small branch of the inferior alveolar nerve,which comes out of the mental foramen laterally to supply the skin of the lower lip and chin as well as the mucosa of the lip and labial gingiva.The mylohyoid is a small motor branch of the inferior alveolar nerve.The lingual nerve supplies sensation to the floor of the mouth,the lingual mandibular gingivae,and the anterior two-thirds of the tongue.The auriculotemporal supplies the areas above and in front of the ear.

Sensation to the Skin of the Mandibular Lip and Chin