Pterygomandibular Space

5 it is bounded medially and inferiorly by the medial pterygoid muscle 7 and laterally by the medial surface of the mandibular ramus.

Pterygomandibular space. It is a potential space in the head and is paired on each side. The parapharyngeal space is located between the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and b. It is a potential space in the head paired on each side it is located between the medial pterygoid muscle and the medial surface of the ramus of the mandibble 5. The pterygomandibular space contains the mandibular neurovascular bundle lingual nerve and part of the buccal fat pad.

It consists largely of fat neurovascular structures and in some definitions the retromandibular part of the deep lobe of the parotid gland. It communicates with the pterygopalatal infratemporal submandibular and lateral pharyngeal spaces. Folia medica cracoviensia aim the aim of this study was to present review of the pterygomandibular space with some referrals to clinical practice specially to the methods of lower teeth anesthesia. The parapharyngeal space also known as the prestyloid parapharyngeal space is a deep compartment of the head and neck around which most other suprahyoid fascial spaces are arranged.

Infratemporal space infection can be observed after maxillary molar infections a posterior superior alveolar nerve or inferior alveolar nerve blocks as well as mandibular third molar infections that spread to pterygomandibular space 15. Conclusions pterygomandibular space is a clinically important region which is commonly missing in anatomical textbooks. It is located between the medial pterygoid muscle and the medial surface of the ramus of the mandible. The pterygomandibular space is a fascial space of the head and neck sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces.

The submaxillary space is a historical term for the combination of the submandibular submental and sublingual spaces which in modern practice are referred to separately or collectively termed the perimandibular spaces. Upon leaving the pterygomandibular space the buccal nerve travels into the mandibular buccal vestibule where it sends branches medially anteriorly and laterally into the buccal molar gingiva mandibular vestibule and buccal mucosa hendy smith robinson 1996.