The nerve which constitutes the sensory nerve supply of capsule of TMJ is:
(A) Auriculotemporal nerve (B) Facial nerve (C) Masseteric nerve (D) Auricular nerve
(A) Branches of auriculotemporal nerve
i. Slender filaments to the posterior part of the capsule of TMJ
ii. One or two thick branches to the parotid gland which mingle with the branches of the facial nerve in its substance.
iii. Cutaneous branches to the auricle and temple.