Infections of mandibular premolars and anterior teeth spread into the sublingual space because the disease breaks out of bone below the mylohyoid line.

A) Both the statement and the reason are correct and related.
B) Both the statement and the reason are correct but are NOT related.
C) The statement is correct,but the reason is NOT correct.
D) The statement is NOT correct,but the reason is correct.
E) NEITHER the statement NOR the reason is correct.