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Other Structures ofInterest
Greater Palatine Canal andForamen
Greater Palatine Canal
The greater palatine canal starts at the lower vertex of the pterygopalatine fossa. It runs between the maxilla and the vertical lamina of the palatine bone, where the vascularnerv­ous package (greater palatine nerve and artery accompanied by the descending palatine vein) descends until it enters the hard palate across the greater palatine foramen. The canal is angled at 50–60° relative to the occlusal plane of the upper molars (Table14.7, Chapter14) and the mean diameter is 2–3 mm (Rapado- González etal.2015).
The mean length between the greater palatine foramen in the palate and the roof of the pterygopalatine fossa is around 35 the age of 10 the mean length is around 30 only 2–3
The characteristics of the greater palatine canal are per­tinent to transpalatal maxillary nerve (V known as the greater palatine canal technique.
Greater Palatine Foramen
The greater palatine foramen is found at the junction of the horizontal hard palate with the vertical alveolar pro­cess (Westmoreland and Blanton 1982; Malamed and Trieger1983). It is 3–4 in 75% of cases and round in 15% of cases. It opens antero­laterally in the posterior part of the palate in 45% of cases and anteriorly in 25% of cases (Annex 42). Its location var­ies in adults with permanent teeth or children with tempo­rary teeth: in approximately 85% of adults, it is found around the third molar (by “around,” we understand the space between the second and third molars, the third molar itself, and the space that is behind the third molar) (Annex 42) (Figure2.6). In children with temporary teeth, the foramen opens behind the last molar, irrespective of whether it is permanent or temporary (Slavkin etal.1966) (Table2.5).
In edentulous patients, it is important to know the position of the greater palatine foramen with respect to
Table2.5 Distance behind molars of greater palatine foramen
by age (Slavkin etal.1966).
mm, ranging from 20 to 45 mm (Annex 42). At
mm, rising by
mm up to the age of 18 (Slavkin etal.1966).
) block, also
2
mm in diameter, with an oval shape
the posterior limit of the hard palate, which is approxi­mately 4 midline of the palate, which is approximately 15
mm, and the distance that separates it from the
mm
(Annex 42).
The position of the greater palatine foramen is important
not only for transpalatal maxillary nerve (V
) block, as
2
noted, but also to block the greater palatine nerve in the palate.
Nasopalatine Canal andForamen
Nasopalatine Canal
The nasopalatine canal, which is also known as the maxil­lary incisive canal, connects the floor of the nasal cavity with the roof of the oral cavity.
The canal arises on the floor of the nasal cavity at each
side of the septum approximately 20
mm inside each nos­tril (Lake etal.2018) from the foramina of Stensen, which are bilateral and symmetrical (Jacobs et al. 2007; Song etal.2009). It finishes in the anterior part of the hard pal­ate in the nasopalatine foramen, or maxillary incisive fora­men, which is situated some 3
mm behind the maxillary
central incisors (Chatriyanuyoke etal.2012).
Note: Please consult Bahsi etal. (2017) and www.whona­medit.com, which provide information on doubts sur­rounding the spelling of the name Stensen or Stenson.
The nasopalatine canal is around 3 10–15
mm in length (Annex 41). It is formed by one (55% of
mm in diameter and
cases) up to four channels that are completely or partially separated (Song et al. 2009; Al- Amery et al.2015). This
canal is almost parallel to the axis of the maxillary central incisors (Liang et al. 2009; Jornet etal.2015; Matsumura
etal.2017), with an angle of ~70° between the axis of the canal and the floor of the nasal fossa (Annex 41).
The canal contains the neurovascular bundle, with the nasopalatine nerve or maxillary incisive nerve (Fitzpatrick and Downs etal.2019), which is a myelinated nerve (Liang etal. 2009) formed by at least two bundles found in the central area and are surrounded by vessels (Song etal.2009). The artery is relatively large and is surrounded by small veins (Liang etal.2009). It also contains seromu­cous glands (Liang etal. 2009) and some fat (Fitzpatrick and Downs2019).
Curiously, the nasopalatine nerve is found not only in the canal or channels, but also at the level of the median intermaxillary suture (Song etal.2009).
Age (years) Behind Distance (mm)
3–6 Primary second molar 8–12 7–10 Permanent first molar 4–6
11–14 Permanent second molar 2–5
Nasopalatine Foramen
The nasopalatine foramen, which is also known as the maxillary incisive foramen, arises in the medial area of the anterior hard palate (Jacobs etal.2007) about 3 mm behind the maxillary central incisors (Chatriyanuyoke etal.2012)
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Table2.6 Mean (mm) thickness ofcortical andmedullary bone (Medulla.) over buccal andpalatine sides ofmaxillary tooth apices.
Buccal Palatine
Tooth Cortical Medullary C
Incisiors <1 0 1 2 3–5 4–6 — Canine <1 0 1 2 3–5 4–6 — Premolars <1 1 2 11 2 4 6 10 Molars 1–2 2 3–4 11 2 1–2 3–4 9
A column with maximum value (Max.). Values rounded to the nearest unit.
a
C + M=cortical plus medullary.
Source: Data from Arens etal. (1984) and Jang etal. (2017).
+ M
a
Max. Cortical Medullary C + M Max.
and below the incisive papilla. This foramen is 4–5 mm in diameter and round or oval in 80% of cases (Annex 41).
In 15–30% of cases, we can find small accessory foramina
measuring 1–2
mm in diameter close to the location of the foramen in the palate. In more than 50% of cases, these foramina enter into contact with the canalis sinuosus, along which the anterior superior alveolar nerve courses (de Oliveira- Santos etal.2013; Von Arx etal.2013).
Cortical Bone Thickness
As Table2.6 shows, the cortical bone over the dental apex
Pterygoid
plexus
Maxillary
vein
Deep f vein
Facial vein
is thinner on the buccal than on the palatine side and is generally scant in the former, favoring buccal infiltration techniques. In addition, the maxilla is more porous in this area, where it features many foramina, further enhancing diffusion of the anesthetic solution (DuBrul 1988). Nonetheless, buccal may be greater than palatine cortical thickness in the molar zone, possibly prompting buccal infiltration failure.
Common
cial vein
Figure2.12 Pterygoid venous plexus and drainage system.
Source: Redrawn with modifications from Brand and Isselhard (2003).
Retromandibular vein
Internal jugular vein
The incisor apex may lie below the floor of the nasal fos­sae and the premolar and molar underneath the floor of the maxillary sinus; the alveolar nerves course along its anterior, external, and posterior walls. The canine, with its socket behind the canine eminence (DuBrul1988), is the boundary between them.
This posterior part of the complex drains blood into the maxillary vein and the anterior part into the facial vein across a number of branches, with the deep facial vein gen­erally collecting the greatest share. The maxillary vein, in turn, drains into the retromandibular vein and the latter
Pterygoid Venous Plexus
The pterygoid venous plexus is a network of up to 15 or more intertwined veins of some size (Murphy and Grundy
1969) forming anastomoses located in the infratemporal
into the common facial vein (Figure2.12), which also col­lects blood from the facial vein and drains into the internal jugular vein (Brand and Isselhard2003).
An understanding of the pterygoid plexus is important as bleeding may occur during local anesthesia in this area.
(formerly zygomatic) fossa in the posterior part of the max­illa (around the tuberosity) between the lateral pterygoid and temporal muscles (Archer and Zubrow1954; Murphy and Grundy1969; Shaw and Fierst1988). At times the for­mer muscle may be traversed by vessels (Murphy and Grundy1969).
Infraorbital Foramen
The infraorbital foramen is ovoid in around half of indi­viduals, although it may be crescent- shaped or rounded with a diameter on the order of 3–4 mm. It is located about
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5–10 mm underneath the infraorbital margin (Annex 2), normally at the depression in the margin resulting from the zygomaticomaxillary suture that lies at about two­fifths of the width from the inside edge (Figure 14.8, Chapter14).
This foramen opens downwardly and medially (toward the nose) in nearly 60% of individuals and downwardly only in 20% (Annex 2), forming a 20–30° vertical angle with the occlusal plane (Agthong etal.2005; Lopes etal.2009; Karkut et al. 2010). It is covered by a layer about 7
mm thick consisting of soft tissue, subcutaneous tissue, and skin (Kleier etal.1983).
Horizontally it lies above the second premolar zone in 85% of individuals (Figure2.13). By second premolar zone is meant the area ranging from a point slightly forward of the second premolar (between it and the first premolar) to a point slightly posterior to the second premolar (between it and the first molar) and including the second premolar zone (Annex 2). Vertically it is positioned around 30–35
mm above the amelocemental junction of the second premolar (Feige1978; Annex 2).
Fifteen percent of individuals have been shown to have accessory foramina, bilateral in 20% of those and multiple (up to three or four foramina) in 15% (Annex 2) (Riesenfeld 1956; Kadanoff etal. 1970). These accessory foramina may be located at a considerable distance from the main infraorbital foramen (Kadanoff etal.1970; Leo
Figure2.13 Site of infraorbital foramen relative to maxillary
second premolar axis.
et al. 1995) in up to 40% of individuals in some series (Kadanoff et al. 1970). These important findings may explain why, when such structures lie outside the range of the anesthetic, infraorbital foramen block may fail (Leo etal.1995; Canan etal.1999).
Pterygopalatine Fossa
The pterygopalatine fossa (formerly pterygomaxillary fossa) (Figure2.10), which lies within the infratemporal fossa (for­merly zygomatic fossa), is a quadrangular, inverted pyramid, which, in panoramic X-
rays, typically looks like an upside­down droplet (Erdogan 2003; Roberti 2007; von Arx et al. 2020). It is 17–24 2006; Gibelli et al. 2019; Vuksanovic-
mm high (Douglas and Wormald
Bozaric et al.2019; von Arx et al. 2020), with an anteroposterior distance of 12–15 mm on the upper part (base) (Cook 1950a; Canter et al. 1964; von Arx etal. 2020) and a volume 0.7–1.2 (Gibelli etal.2019; von Arx etal.2020).
Margins
The base lies in the superior zone. Formed from the
pterygomaxillary face of the greater wing of the sphe­noid bone, it lodges on its outer/lateral- most side the inferior orbital fissure that connects to the orbit.
The vertex lies in the inferior zone. Formed by the sphe-
noidal process, the pyramidal apophysis of the maxilla and the maxillary tuberosity, it lodges the beginning of the greater palatine canal and the lesser canals that open onto the palatal vault.
The anterior wall is formed by the maxillary tuberosity,
with foramina that transmit the branches of the PSAN.
The posterior wall, formed by the anterior side of the
pterygoid process of the sphenoid, lodges three superior foramina:
– The greater foramen rotundum for the maxillary nerve
) and its venous plexus.
(V
2
– The pterygoid (formerly Vidian) canal for the nerve of
the pterygoid canal (formerly Vidian nerve) and its artery and vein.
– The pterygopalatine foramen for the pterygopalatine
(Bock’s) nerve and pterygopalatine artery.
The internal wall forms from the vertical lamina of the
palatine bone that separates it from the nasal fossae. Superiorly it lodges the sphenopalatine foramen, formed by the body of the sphenoid, and the orbital and sphenoi­dal processes of the palatine bone. This foramen trans­mits the nasopalatine nerve and its vessels to the nasal cavity.
The external wall is a large opening or cleft that connects
with the infratemporal fossa.
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The maxillary nerve (V
), after crossing the foramen
2
rotundum, traverses the pterygopalatine fossa obliquely from back to front and inside out, then enters the orbit through the inferior orbital fissure, distributing in its course the branches described under the heading “Pterygopalatine fossa zone.”
The pterygopalatine (Meckel’s) ganglion lies in the ptery-
gopalatine fossa.
The maxillary artery gives off the following branches at
its terminus:
– The infraorbital artery, which enters the orbit through
the inferior orbital fissure and passes along the infraor­bital groove, accompanied by the infraorbital nerve.
– The descending palatine artery, which runs downward
through the greater palatine canal with the greater palatine nerve.
– The artery of the pterygoid canal (formerly Vidian
artery), which feeds the pterygoid canal and accompa­nies the pterygoid canal nerve.
– The sphenopalatine artery, which traverses the sphe-
nopalatine foramen and enters the nasal fossae with the nasopalatine nerve.
The middle and lower parts of the pterygoid venous
plexus also lie in the fossa.
Glossary
Note: The terms in bold are those which are popular in the pro­fession and therefore often used instead of the formal terms.
Anatomic terminology
Trigeminal ganglion Semilunar/Gasserian ganglion Pterygopalatine
ganglion Greater palatine nerve Anterior palatine nerve Infraorbital nerve Suborbital nerve Lesser palatine nerves Middle and posterior palatine
Nasopalatine nerve Nasopalatine nerve of Scarpa
a,b
Other terminology used
Sphenopalatine/Meckel’s ganglion
nerves
Incisive nerve Internal sphenopalatine nerve
of Hirschfeld Long sphenopalatine nerve
c
Anatomic terminology
Nerve of the pterygoid
a,b
Other terminology used
Vidian nerve
canal Pharyngeal nerve Bock’s nerve/pharyngeal
nerve of Bock Pterygopalatine nerves Sphenopalatine nerves Superior alveolar nerves Superior dental nerves Temporal zygomatic
Palpebral lacrimal nerve nerve
Zygomatic nerve Orbital nerve Zygomatic facial nerve Temporomalar nerve Greater palatine
Posterior palatine foramen foramen
Greater palatine canal Pterygopalatine canal
Posterior palatine canal
Pterygomaxillary canal Incisive canal
(maxilla)
Incisive foramen (maxilla)
Nasopalatine canal
Anterior palatine canal
Sphenopalatine foramen
Nasopalatine
 foramen
Anterior palatine foramen
Scarpa’s foramen
d
Retroincisive foramen Incisive papilla Interincisive papilla
Anterior palatine papilla
Retroincisive papilla Inferior orbital fissure Sphenomaxillary fissure Infraorbital foramen Suborbital foramen Infraorbital groove Infraorbital canal Infratemporal fossa Zygomatic fossa Pterygoid canal Vidian canal Pterygopalatine fossa Pterygomaxillary fossa
Sphenomaxillary fossa Auditory tube Eustachian tube Maxillary artery Internal maxillary artery
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FCAT (Federative Committee on Anatomical Terminology). Terminologia Anatomica. International Anatomical Terminology. Stuttgart. George Thieme Verlag.1998.
b
FCAT (Comité Federal sobre Terminología Anatómica). Terminología anatómica. Terminología anatómica internacional. Madrid. Editorial Panamericana SA.2001.
c
FitzGerald MJT, Scott JH. Observations on the anatomy of the superior dental nerves. Br Dent J1958; 104 (6): 205–208.
d
Phillips WH. Anatomic considerations in local anesthesia. J Oral Surg (Chicago)1943; 1: 112–121.
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This anatomical review of the mandibular arch addresses the anatomic areas of interest for local anesthesia in den­tistry, divided into three subchapters: the mandibular nerve
), the mandible, and the pterygomandibular space.
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A glossary of presently accepted terms (FCAT1998) is listed at the end of the chapter with equivalent terminology (current and past) to enable the reader to recognize the anatomical structures referenced in other texts and older scientific articles.
The names of three anatomical structures that are not widely utilize in the current vernacular are used here as they are highly practical to explain lower arch anesthetic tech­niques, i.e. the mandibular incisive nerve, the sulcus colli (groove of the mandibular neck), and the coronoid notch.
Mandibular Nerve (V3)
This is the third and largest branch of the trigeminal nerve. It arises from the middle fossa of the skull, traveling for­ward, outward, and downward across the foramen ovale with the middle meningeal artery and associated veins toward the lower surface of the infratemporal fossa that borders the pterygomandibular space. The small motor root of this nerve passes beneath the trigeminal ganglion (semilunar ganglion or Gasserian ganglion) and joins the large sensory root just outside the skull (Figures2.1 and
2.3, Chapter2).
Overview
Three branches can be distinguished in the mandibular nerve (V
Branches to the otic and peripheral parasympathetic
) after it exits the skull.
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Pre- division. After crossing the foramen ovale it distributes:
ganglia, the latter, just beyond the foramen ovale,
traveling with branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve
(CN IX).
The meningeal (recurrent) branch or nervus spinosus, a
sensory nerve that re-
enters the skull through the fora- men spinosum with the middle meningeal artery to innervate the dura mater.
A motor nerve to the medial (internal) pterygoid muscle
A motor nerve to the tensor veli palatini.
Anterior division. The following emerge from this pri-
marily motor division:
Buccal nerve, a sensory nerve particularly relevant in
anesthesia.
Masseteric nerve, which innervates the masseter muscle.
Deep temporal nerves, which innervate the temporal
muscle.
Nerve to the lateral (external) pterygoid muscle.
Posterior division. This primarily sensory division, which
is larger than the anterior division or trunk, gives off:
The auriculotemporal nerve.
A nerve to supply the temporomandibular joint (TMJ).
A nerve from the common motor trunk that innervates
the medial (internal) pterygoid, levator veli palatini, and malleus (tensor tympani) muscles.
The lingual nerve.
● The inferior alveolar nerve and its branches: Mylohyoid nerve. Branch to the third molar. Mental nerve. Mandibular incisive nerve.
As the targets of local anesthesia in dentistry, the sensory nerves are the ones most relevant to this discussion (Figure3.1).
Buccal Nerve
Although this sensory nerve is usually regarded as a branch of the anterior division of the mandibular nerve (third branch of the trigeminal nerve), variations have been reported.
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Figure3.1  Schematic representation of emergence and distribution of the branches of the mandibular nerve (V3). Source: Redrawn
from Allen (1979), with changes.
Course
From the upper pterygomandibular space (lower infratem­poral fossa) the buccal nerve passes downward between the two bellies/fascicles/heads of the lateral (external) ptery­goid muscle (Figure 3.13) toward the external surface of the muscle. From there it may subsequently course down­ward with the deep tendon of the temporal muscle or its fascia (Barker and Davies1972) and along the outer surface of the temporal crest (Sicher1950).
In an open mouth, at the height of the lower molar occlusal plane the buccal nerve crosses outward beyond the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible and the
Mylohyoid nerve
upper molar occlusal plane (Roda and Blanton 1994). Significantly, the nerve is very close to the surface here, at only about 2 mm beneath the mucosa (Phillips1943).
The buccal nerve subsequently enters but does not inner­vate the buccinator muscle of the cheek (which is inner­vated by the facial nerve, CN VII), distributing sensory fibers to the retromolar zone, the buccal mucosa, and the mucosa on the buccal side of the lower molars.
The buccal nerve may, albeit rarely, start at a very low position inside the mandibular canal, entering the bucci­nator muscle through a foramen in the retromolar fossa (Turner1864; Singh1981; Jablonski etal.1985).
Foramen ovale
Inferior alveolar nerve
Mandibular foramen
Mandibular canal
temporal muscle (Phillips 1943) (Figures 3.2 and3.14). It may also course at a higher level, however, defined by the
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Innervation
The buccal nerve innervates the fibromucosa (alveo-
lar mucosa and gum), bone, and periosteum of the
buccal side of the lower molars, although that may
vary. In 10% of cases it innervates only the vestibule
Buccal nerve
Lingual nerve
Auriculotempora nerve
Inferior alveolar nerve
Mylohyoid nerve
of the retromolar trigone (Hendy and Robinson1994),
whereas in under 1% it may reach as far forward as
the buccal side of the lower canines (Stewart and
Wilson1928; Stewart1932; Sicher1950; Singh1981)
(Figure3.3).
The buccal nerve supplies the buccal mucosa in the pos-
terior, as well in many cases as the upper, mouth.
In 80–90% of cases, this primarily sensory nerve carries
motor innervation to the lateral (external) pterygoid
muscle (Kim etal.2003).
It may occasionally give off branches that supply the
Figure3.2  Position in the mandible of the main sensory nerves
in the lower arch that are anesthetized.
pulp of the mandibular molars (Schejtman etal.1967;
Sutton1974; Ossenberg1986).
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45% 1%
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Ultimately the nerve crosses the zygomatic arch posteriorly and turns upward at a right angle, passing between the tra­gus and the auditory meatus, and terminating in the tem­poral region.
Innervation
The auriculotemporal nerve supplies:
The auricula, tragus and to a lesser extent the helix.
The skin in the temporal region, in some cases reaching as
far as the border of the parietal, masseteric, frontal, and
supraorbital regions.
The external auditory meatus.
The posterior part of the articular capsule of the TMJ.
Auriculotemporal Nerve
Course
This nerve is given off from the posterior division of the mandibular nerve (V
) in the interpterygoid region. It nor-
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mally has a superior and an inferior root, which run back­ward, enveloping the middle meningeal artery (branch of the maxillary artery) and uniting shortly thereafter to form a V- shaped interval (Figure3.2). This description matches 30–50% of cases, whereas in the rest there may be one to four roots that surround the middle meningeal artery medially and laterally in every possible combination (Baumel etal.1971; Gülekon etal.2005). The inferior root may also branch off from the upper end of the inferior alve­olar nerve (Baumel etal.1971) (Table3.1), where it receives postganglionic fibers from the otic ganglion (peripheral parasympathetic ganglion connected to the glossopharyn­geal nerve, CN IX).
After uniting, the auriculotemporal nerve passes back­ward, outward, and downward, brushing against the con­dylar neck, continuing behind the capsule of the TMJ, distributing two branches toward the facial nerve (CN VII) and perforating the parotid fascia to enter the upper part of the parotid gland. Variations on this standard scheme include the distribution of one to three branches toward the facial nerve, even after the auriculotemporal nerve enters the parotid gland (Namking etal.1994).
Table3.1  Number ofroots forming theauriculotemporal nerve.
Baumel etal. (1971)
No. of roots
1 12 50 2 73 37 3 14 10 4 2 3
n=85 (%)
Gülekon etal. (2005) n=32 (%)
The auriculotemporal nerve carries otic ganglion secre-
tory and vascular fibers to the parotid gland.
On occasion branches of the auriculotemporal nerve supply the pulp of the mandibular molars, entering the mandible through the foramina near the condylar neck and the retromolar zone (Carter and Keen1971; Sutton1974).
Lingual Nerve
Course
The lingual nerve passes through two zones, the ptery­gomandibular space and the floor of the mouth.
Pterygomandibular space. The lingual nerve originates in from the upper pterygomandibular space, branching off the posterior division of the mandibular nerve (V
). It runs
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between the medial (internal) side of the lateral (external) pterygoid muscle and the interpterygoid aponeurosis. There, posteriorly, it receives the chorda tympani nerve (a branch of facial nerve– CN VII– that carries parasympa­thetic nerve fibers for submandibular gland secretion and also sensory fibers for taste for the anterior two- thirds of the tongue). It then passes downward along the anterior pterygomandibular space parallel to but in a more anterior and medial (interior) course than the inferior alveolar nerve (Shaw and Fierst1988). It reaches the lower ptery­gomandibular space between the exterior (lateral) surface of the medial (internal) pterygoid muscle and the internal surface of the ramus of the mandible (Sicher 1946) (Figure 3.14).
Floor of the mouth and submandibular zone. The lingual nerve enters the floor of the mouth underneath the lower border of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle and the pterygomandibular raphe or ligament, coursing adja­cent to the (osseous) lingual alveolar crest in the retro- and third molar zones (Annex 3). There it is usually round or oval, although in 20% of cases it may be flat and ribbon- like (Kiesselbach and Chamberlain 1984) with a diameter of 2–3 mm (Annex 3). In >30% of cases it may touch the
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