Table 2.

Relationship of the marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve with surrounding structures

Structure	Relations	No. of specimens	Percentage
With inferior border of the mandible while anterior to the facial artery	Above the inferior border	50	100.0
	Below the inferior border	-	-
	Along the inferior border	-	-
With inferior border of the mandible while posterior to the facial artery	Above the inferior border	8	16.0
	Below the inferior border	16	32.0
	Along the inferior border	26	52.0
With the angle of the mandible	Above the angle of the mandible	8	16.0
	Below the angle of the mandible	16	32.0
	Along the angle of the mandible	26	52.0
With the facial artery and its branches	Superfi cial to the facial artery and its branches	50	100.0
	Deep to the facial artery and its branches	-	-
With (anterior) the facial vein	Superfi cial to the (anterior) facial vein	50	100.0
	Deep to the (anterior) facial vein	-	-