THE LIGHT-GUIDE MANDIBULAR NERVE

Our mandibular simulators are equipped with an X-Ray transparent canal and a light-guide mandibular nerve. The light-guide nerve allows to monitor the nerve's integrity, and therefore check the correctness of the surgical procedures. The outcoming section of the nerve can be surgically isolated, as shown in our User's guide on DVD.

The integrity test for the nerve is very simple: just let the light from a curing lamp or a laser pointer income the light-guide at one end and check if the light is emerging from the other end. If this doesn't happen, a nerve damage occurred.