Lateral pterygoid nerve
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- trigeminal nerve (CN V)
- mandibular nerve (V3)
- anterior division of mandibular nerve
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Variation
Some authors describe the lateral pterygoid nerve as a single branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve which then bifurcates to enter the two heads of the lateral pterygoid muscle.
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