Nerve Repair. Injuries to the inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) and the lingual nerve are relatively uncommon events. However, there are certain routine surgical and non-surgical procedures that have the potential, albeit small, for injuring these neural structures.
Rubidium hydroxide is a chemical compound. It is composed of rubidium and hydroxide ions. Its chemical formula is RbOH. It is a very strong base. It can eat through glass. It is made by dissolving rubidium oxide in water. It causes immediate burns to the skin.
1 Rubidium melts just a little above body temperature. 2  Rubidium was discovered using spectroscopy. 3  When Bunsen and Kirchoff examined their sample of petalite, they found two red spectral lines deep into the red part of the spectrum. 4  They named their new element rubidium after the Latin word rubidus meaning 'deepest red'.