A patient comes with the H/O swelling in the submandibular region. He is diagnosed to have submandibular abscess. The incision to drain the abscess is put 1 cm below the base of the mandible because

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The marginal mandibular nerve may be injured if incision is along the base of mandible

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The submandibular gland appears 1 cm below the mandible

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It is difficult to incise along the margin of the mandible

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To avoid injury to the cervical branch of facial nerve

A patient comes with the H/O swelling in the submandibular region. He is diagnosed to have submandibular abscess. The incision to drain the abscess is put 1 cm below the base of the mandible because

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