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ve
Bucinator
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Lingual nerve
Lingual vein
and artery
Submandibular
gland duct
Inferior
alveolar vein
Inferior
Figure3.4 Sagittal section of the floor of the mouth through the third molar. Source: Redrawn with changes from Andreasen
etal. (1997).
Inferior
Mylohyoid nerve
Mylohy
alveolar process (Figure3.4), in 10% it may lie over the lingual
alveolar crest at the third molar and in one in 300 cases it
may run above the soft retromolar tissue (Annex 3).
The lingual nerve passes very near the surface here,
underneath the mucosa of the floor of the mouth and over
the mylohyoid muscle (Figure3.4), separating off the bone
toward the medial zone and running deeper as it progresses
forward (Annex 3). This is a good area to block the lingual nerve.
Here it distributes branches to the submandibular ganglion, a peripheral parasympathetic ganglion that receives
fibers from the chorda tympani. Its course subsequently
deepens, crossing medially beneath the submandibular or
Wharton’s duct. It then rises medially (internally), entering
the tongue where its branches communicate with the
hypoglossal nerve (CN XII). It terminates at the sublingual
gland, where it gives off its terminal branches.
Innervation
The lingual nerve supplies:
● The fibromucosa (alveolar mucosa and gums), bone, and
periosteum of the lingual zone of the lower arch on the
same side to the midline.
● The fibromucosa of the floor of the mouth on the same
side to the midline.
● The anterior two- thirds of the tongue to the midline.
The lingual nerve supplies some proprioception to the
muscles of the tongue (Barker and Davies1972) and some
gustatory perception to the anterior tongue (Malamed2004;
Jastak etal.1995).
Remarks
At the lingula, the lingual nerve is multifascicular, with
one to eight (mean = three) fascicles, although in 30% of
cases it has only one, making it vulnerable to irreversible
damage in the event of trauma caused by needle impact
during the mandibular block procedure (Pogrel etal.2003).
Moreover, in the retromolar and third molar zones it may
adopt a ribbon- like shape with a diameter of 0.5 mm in less
than 10% of cases according to some authors (Kiesselbach
and Chamberlain 1984). Since, as noted, it courses adjacent to the lingual alveolar process (Annex 3), it is vulnerable there also (given that the diameter of a 25 G needle is
0.5
mm).
Inferior Alveolar Nerve
Course
The inferior alveolar nerve, the largest of the three branches
of the posterior division of the mandibular nerve, arises
around 4–5
mm under the foramen ovale, descends along
the pterygomandibular space between the internal surface
of the lateral (external) pterygoid muscle and the interpterygoid aponeurosis, and courses obliquely (posteriorlyanteriorly, interiorly- exteriorly) from there parallel to but
following a more posterior and external course than the
lingual nerve. In this downward length it gives off the
mylohyoid nerve (Figure3.2).
In its descent it converges with the internal surface of the
ramus of the mandible as far as the mandibular foramen
(Sicher1946; Barker and Davies 1972), through which it
passes with the inferior alveolar artery (branch of the
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maxillary artery) and associated veins (tributaries of the
pterygoid plexus; Archer and Zubrow 1954; Khoury
etal.2010), which are usually located behind the inferior
alveolar nerve (Murphy and Grundy 1969; Roda and
Blanton1994). In this area, where its diameter is 2–3
mm
(Annex 3), it gives an accessory branch for the wisdom tooth
in 10–40% of cases just before or after entering the mandibular canal (Sicher1946; Barker and Davies1972).
The inferior alveolar nerve runs across the body of the
mandible through the mandibular canal, usually under the
mandibular molar apexes, close to the mental foramen
(normally located near the second premolar apex) where,
around half the time, it courses further, forming a 2–3 mm
long anterior loop (Annex 4) that takes an abrupt posterior
and vestibular turn, rising until it abuts with the mental
foramen. At this point it distributes two branches
(Figure3.5).
1) The internal branch or mandibular incisive nerve pro-
ceeds in more 85% of cases from a forward10–15
mm long mandibular incisive canal, coursing
running,
adjacent to the buccal surface of the mandible (Annex
4) and through the trabecular or medullary bone under
the apexes of the anterior teeth (Mardinger etal.2000;
Pires etal.2012; Apostolakis and Brown2013; Huang
et al. 2013) to supply the mandibular first premolar,
canine, and incisors on that side. In the few cases where
there is no mandibular incisive canal, the mandibular
incisive nerve forms a plexus in the trabecular or spongy
bone to substitute for it, but in neither case does it cross
the midline (Olivier1927; Sicher1946), site of the intermandibular cartilage in the embryo.
Mandibular
Figure3.5 Termination of the mandibular canal at the
mandibular incisive canal, mental foramen, and anterior loop.
Anterior
Mental
Mandibular
2) The external branch or mental nerve initially runs
upward and backward after exiting the mental foramen
to then turn forward and form the labial plexus in the
soft tissue mucosa, which does cross the midline
(Figure19.9, Chapter19). It subsequently anastomoses
with fibers from the other side, passing in some cases
through foramina of the body of the mandible and at
times innervating the pulp of the contralateral incisors
(Starkie and Stewart1931; Rood1977).
Innervation
The inferior alveolar nerve supplies:
● The molar and premolar pulp and periodontal ligament,
and via the mandibular incisive nerve, canines and
incisors.
● Interdental papillae as well as molar and premolar (and
via the mandibular incisive nerve, also canine and incisor) fibromucosa, bone, and periosteum.
● Buccal, via the mental nerve; fibromucosa (alveolar
mucosa and attached gums), bone, and periosteum of
the entire zone between the premolars and the lower
central incisor, although this may vary depending on the
area covered by the buccal nerve (Sutton 1974), with
extremes ranging from the entire molar zone (10% of
cases) to the canines and incisors only (1%) (Hendy and
Robinson1994).
● Tip of the chin and its skin, lower lip, likewise via the
mental nerve.
Remarks
When the mouth is closed the inferior alveolar nerve is
folded and lies very medially (internally) in the pterygomandibular space, separated from the ramus of the mandible. When the mouth is wide open, the nerve stretches
and is positioned posteriorly, coursing adjacent to the
internal surface of the ramus (Sicher1950) near the sulcus
colli (Bremer1952; Via1953).
The inferior alveolar nerve comprises several fascicles
whose composition tends to change along its course
(Rood 1978a). Its myelinated fibers exhibit a node of
Ranvier every 0.5–1.8 mm (Rood1977,1978b) and given
that to anesthetize a nerve of these characteristics at least
three such nodes must be blocked (Blair and Erlanger
1939), around 6 mm of the inferior alveolar nerve must be
bathed in the anesthetic (Rood1977,1978b). The myelin
sheathes around the axons of this nerve bear Schmidt–
Lantermann clefts. These oblique inclusions communicate the axon with the exterior and afford the nerve
greater elasticity when the mouth is wide open, facilitating application of the anesthetic through the clefts
(Heasman and Beynon1987).
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Since at the lingula the inferior alveolar nerve is multifascicular, with three to 14 fascicles (mean=7), it is less
likely to be injured by needle trauma during mandibular
block as it is highly unlikely that all the fascicles would be
injured (Pogrel etal.2003).
Mylohyoid Nerve
Course
Motor fibers predominate in this mixed nerve. The mylohyoid nerve branches from the inferior alveolar nerve around
15
mm (range 4–23 mm) before entering the mandibular
foramen (Wilson etal.1984; Bennett and Townsend2001;
Stein etal.2007) (Figure3.2). It runs against the ramus of
the mandible in the mylohyoid groove, an osseous groove
located beneath the mandibular foramen, crosses the sphenomandibular ligament and the medial (internal) pterygoid muscle insertion to then enter the floor of the mouth
or submandibular region (Archer and Zubrow 1954;
Roberts and Harris 1973; Madeira et al. 1978). It passes
under the mylohyoid muscle (Figure3.4), coursing along
and adjacent to the internal surface of the body of the mandible, just below the mylohyoid line, which in 15% of cases
may form a canal for the mylohyoid nerve as the ligaments
and periosteum that cover it ossify (Arensburgh and
Nathan1979).
Innervation
● The motor part of the nerve supplies the mylohyoid mus-
cle and the anterior belly of the digastric muscle.
● The sensory fibers innervate the skin at the tip of the
chin (Roberts and Harris1973) and the dental pulp of
molars, premolars, canines, and incisors (Novitzky1938;
Sicher1946; Carter and Keen1971; Frommer etal.1972;
Madeira et al. 1978; Chapnick 1980; Bennett and
Townsend 2001), as well as the contralateral incisors
(Madeira etal.1978).
Coronoid
process
Mental
Figure3.6 Predominant anatomical features on the external
surface of the mandible.
Coronoid process
Temporal crest
Coronoid nocht
Retromolar fossa
Retromolar trigone
Figure3.7 Predominant anatomical features on the internal
surface of the mandible.
Oblique line
Myloyoid line
Myloyoid
nocht
Condyle
C
neck
Angle of
mandibl
nocht
Condyle
Sulcus coll
Lingula
Mandibular
foramen
Angle of
mandible
Note: Exceptionally, the mylohyoid nerve may proceed
from the inferior end of the lingual nerve (Jablonski
etal.1985).
Body ofthe Mandible
The mandible is the largest, strongest, and lowest facial
bone. It is horseshoe- shaped, with a horizontally curved
body (body of the mandible) flanked posteriorly by two
ascending branches (rami of the mandible). The body of
the mandible, also known as the horizontal ramus of the
mandible, features several characteristics of interest here
(Figures3.6 and3.7).
Cortical Bone Thickness
The teeth are housed in the alveolar part, on the upper
border of the body of the mandible. The mandible or lower
jaw is denser than the maxillary bone and, as shown in
Table3.2, at the apex the cortical, as well as the spongy or
medullary bone, is thicker, particularly in the posterior vestibule, due in part to the more lingual position of the
molars (Denio et al. 1992). For that reason, mandibular
block is required in pulpal anesthesia of the molars.
Buccal infiltration techniques can be used in the anterior mandible, which is less dense than the posterior
bone. In contrast, the cortical bone is even thicker in the
lingual region.
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Table3.2 Mean vestibular andlingual height (mm) ofcortical
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Buccal Lingual
Tooth Cortical Medullary Cortical Medullary
Incisors 1–2 2–3 3–4 2–3
Canines 1–2 3–5 2–3 4–5
Premolars 0–5 0.5–5 3.5 1–3
Molars 2–5 2–6 3–4 1–2
Source: From data published by Arens etal. (1984), Denio etal.
(1992) and Gowgiel (1992).
Retromolar Zone (Trigone andFossa)
This zone has significant practical implications in light of
the presence of accessory innervation, primarily in the
dental pulp of the mandibular molars very likely due to:
(i) the high frequency (45%, ranging from 12% to 92%) of
mandibles with accessory foramina (Löfgren1957; Carter
and Keen1971; Haveman and Tebo1976), the largest diameter foramina in the mandible (Haveman and Tebo1976),
and the presence, confirmed by anatomic dissections and
histological studies, of many nerve fibers (Schejtman
etal.1967; Sutton1974; Singh1981); and (ii) the existence
of dual (bifid) mandibular canals, here denominated retromolar canals (Table3.3), detected with modern cone beam
computed tomographic techniques in 15% of cases. The
retromolar zone consists in two structures, the retromolar
trigone and fossa (Figure3.8).
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emporal crest
Alveolar crest
Retromolar
fossa
Oblique line
Figure3.8 Retromolar trigone and fossa.
Retromolar tr
raphe or ligament, the reference point for direct or conventional mandibular block.
Retromolar Fossa
This depression, the insertion of the buccinator muscle, is
lodged in the lateral (external)-
most part of the retromolar
trigone. It is bounded medially (internally) by the alveolar crest.
Mandibular Canal
Retromolar Trigone
The retromolar trigone is a triangular depression located
behind the wisdom teeth. It has no muscular insertions
(Sicher1946) and is bounded laterally (externally) by the
alveolar crest and medially (internally) by the temporal
crest in the ramus of the mandible (Löfgren1957). Its internal surface is the attachment of the pterygomandibular
Table3.3 Percentage ofretromolar (bifid) canals discovered withcone beam computerized tomography.
Reference No. of patients No. of hemimandibles No. of retromolar canals Percentage (%)
Naitoh etal. (2009) 122 244 29 12.0
Kuribayashi etal. (2010) 252 301 5 1.7
Naitoh etal. (2010) 28 56 3 5.4
Orhan etal. (2011) 242 484 78 16.1
Correr etal. (2013) 75 150 80 53.3
Kang etal. (2014) 1933 — 104 5.4
After entering the mandibular foramen the inferior alveolar vascular-
nerve package passes through this canal, also
formerly known as the inferior dental canal, across the
entire body of the mandible to the mental foramen
(Figure3.9). The nerve lies in the center of the canal while
the veins (Figure3.4) normally run along its ceiling and the
artery courses lingually to the nerve (Pogrel etal.2009) or
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Figure3.9 Position of mandibular canal relative to the
posterior mandibular teeth.
Table3.4 Diameter ofmandibular canal.
Reference Diameter (mm)
DuBrul (1988) 4
Gowgiel (1992) 3
Ikeda etal. (1996) 3.4
Kilic etal. (2010) 2.5
Kuribayashi etal. (2010) 3.3 (2–4.6)
OliveiraKang etal. (2014) 2.8 (1.5–4.3)
Yu etal. (2015) 2.8
Koivisto etal. (2016) 3
Mean 3.1
Rounded mean 2–4 mm
Santos etal. (2012) 2–4
± 0.5
± 0.8
± 0.5 (2.1–3.7)
superolingually (Lee etal. 2015). The canal is 2–4 mm in
diameter (Table3.4), around 60 mm long (Liu etal.2009),
and consists of a thin layer of condensed trabecular or
spongy bone (Gowgiel 1992; Denio et al. 1992; Kilic
etal.2010). Nonetheless, in around 25% of cases, the mandibular canal is not clearly defined (Table3.5).
The mandibular canal passes under the apexes of the
posterior teeth 95% of the time and over them in less
than 5%, coursing vestibularly in 60% of cases (Littner
Table3.5 Percentage ofpoorly defined mandibular canals.
Reference Number Method Percentage (%)
Olivier (1927) 50 Dissection 40
Carter and Keen (1971) 92 XHeasman (1988) 80 XDenio etal. (1992) 22 Dissection 28
Rounded mean 25
rays 11
rays 25
etal.1986). It sometimes passes lingually to the first molars
and exactly at the apex in less than 5% of cases (Littner
etal.1986; Denio etal.1992).
The canal runs downward, gradually separating off the
third, second, and first molar apexes. It turns slightly
upward near the premolars (Littner et al. 1986; Denio
etal.1992), coursing adjacent to the lingual surface of the
cortical bone and then shooting abruptly upward and
toward the vestibule and often backward toward the mental foramen (Gowgiel1992). Half of the time the backward
bend forms the so- called (2–3 mm long) anterior loop, forward of the mental foramen (Annex 3) (Figure3.5).
In the anterior area, forward of the anterior loop and
the mental foramen, the mandibular canal disappears,
forming in over 85% of cases a mandibular incisive canal
around 2 mm in diameter and 10–15 mm long (Annex 4),
which tends to course adjacent to the vestibular cortical
bone (Starkie and Stewart1931; Gowgiel1992; Annex 4),
favoring infiltration-
mediated pulpal anesthesia in the
incisor–canine area.
Mental Foramen
The mandibular canal terminates at the mental foramen
before becoming the mandibular incisive canal. The mental
foramen is round or oval, normally with a diameter of 2–4 mm
and in 70% of cases opening toward the rear (Annex 5).
In 95% of cases, its horizontal position relative to the
mandibular teeth is above the zone of the second premolar
apex (Figure3.10). The zone of the second premolar apex is
defined here to start slightly anterior to the second premolar, between the first and second premolar, and end slightly
posterior to the second premolar, between the second premolar and the mesial root of the first molar. Vertically, it is
positioned 10–15
mm above the lower ridge of the mandi-
ble (Annex 5).
In 5% of cases, the mental foramen has accessory foramina, 25% of which are multiple (Annex 5). These accessory
foramina are smaller than the main foramen and there is
usually only one, although cases of up to three or four have
been reported (Martani and Stefanini 1964; Kadanoff
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et al. 1970; Gershenson et al. 1986; Askar et al. 2018).
Mandibles lacking the mental foramen have exceptionally
been observed (Annex 5).
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Ramus ofthe Mandible
The ramus of the mandible was formerly also known as the
ascending ramus of the mandible (Figures3.6 and3.7).
Divergent Angle
The divergent angle of the ramus of the mandible is
formed by the line defining its axis (the most prominent
anterior and posterior points of its margins) and the
median (or midparallel to 27°, or very open (Simon and Kömives1938)
(Figure3.11).
In around 90% of cases the angle ranges from 0° to 18°,
providing access to the sulcus colli from the antagonist
mandibular premolars in direct or conventional mandibular block. In the 10% of cases with a very open angle
(18–27°), the syringe must rest on a very posterior area,
around the contralateral mandibular molars, to reach the
sulcus colli when performing a mandibular block (Simon
and Kömives1938).
Ramus Width
sagittal) plane. It varies from 0° or nearly
Figure3.11 Divergent angle of the ramus of the mandible.
Source: Simon and Kömives (1938).
Lingula
The lingula, formerly also known as the Spix spine, lies on
the inner part of the ramus of the mandible forward of
(Hayward et al. 1977) and 5–9 mm above (Bremer 1952;
Harvey1970) the mandibular foramen (Figure3.12). The lingula gives attachment to the wide, thin sphenomandibular
ligament that runs from the lingula upward and backward
along the internal surface of the medial (internal) pterygoid
muscle to the spine of the sphenoid (Angelman1945).
The height of the lingula relative to the occlusal plane
varies. In nearly 100% of adults it lies on average around
5 mm above the plane (Table 3.7) (Bremer 1952). The
height varies with age in children and is usually below the
plane in the youngest (Via1953; Benham1976). The factor
that conditions the vertical position of the lingula is the
eruption of the permanent teeth: as the permanent dentition erupts, the lingula will gradually move above the
occlusal plane (Table3.8).
The width helps determine the depth of the insertion of the
needle to reach the sulcus colli, where the inferior alveolar
nerve lies when the mouth is wide open for a direct mandibular block. This anterior- posterior width ranges from 20
to 40 mm (Table3.6) with a mean of around 30 mm.
Mandibular Foramen
This is the foramen through which the inferior alveolar
nerve and its vascular bundle enter the mandibular canal. It
lies on the internal surface of the ramus of the mandible,
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Table3.6 Anterior–posterior width ofthe ramus ofthe
mandible.
Value Sample
Range
Reference
Simon and
Kömives (1938)
Nevin and
Putterbaugh
(1949)
Bremer (1952) 33 24–43 100 —
Harvey (1970) 30 24–43 316 UK
Kay (1974) 34 18–50 451 —
Hayward etal.
(1977)
Menke and
Gowgiel (1979)
Nicholson (1985) 30 22–37 80 India
Hetson etal.
(1988)
Ashkenazi etal.
(2011)
Ashkenazi etal.
(2011)
Sittitavornwong
etal. (2017)
(mm) Number Origin
30 20–44 750 Multi- ethnic
18–44 — United States
—
31 —
34 —
30 — 107 Multi- ethnic
31 24–38 35 Europe and
30 23–37 317 —
30 — 21 Israel
32 —
32 27–38 28 United States
31.3 21.3–41.8 Mean
30 20–40 mm Rounded means
332 India
46 Multi- ethnic
Africa
United States
(Bedouin)
38 Israel
(Bedouin)
Lingula
level
Occlusal plane
Mandib
foramen
Figure3.12 Position of the lingula and mandibular foramen
relative to the mandibular occlusal plane.
Table3.7 Height oflingula relative toocclusal plane inadults
Bremer (1952)
Height (mm)
−3 0.25 2.5
1–5 63 91
6–10 31 6.5
11–20 5 0.1
Table3.8 Position oflingula over occlusal plane by age
Age
(years) Number
n=399 (%)
Over occlusal
plane (%) Cause
Kay (1974)
n=963 (%)
located anterior- posteriorly (from the oblique line to the
posterior border) backward of mid- width (Via 1953;
Benham1976; Hayward etal.1977; Menke and Gowgiel1979;
Hetson etal.1988). In dry skulls it exhibits a wide, 8–10 mm
(range 6–12
mm) diameter (Hayward etal.1977), although
dimensions of around only 5 mm appear on (admittedly
deformed) panoramic X- rays (Liu etal.2009).
As noted, the mandibular foramen lies backward of and
under the lingula (Figure 3.12) and in around 75% of cases,
and under the occlusal plane and above it in only 5% (Table3.9).
Sulcus colli
The sulcus colli or groove of the mandibular neck
(Sicher1946) is a depression located in the distal third of
2.5–5 6 50 Stabilization primary teeth
5–9 11 80 Eruption first permanent
molar
9–11 24 100 Eruption first and second
premolars
>12 13 100 Eruption second
permanent molar
Source: From Benham (1976).
the internal surface of the ramus of the mandible (at times
just barely visible) that descends obliquely forward toward
the internal condylar neck to the mandibular foramen
(Figure3.7).
While not included in anatomical terminology
(FCAT1998), this anatomical structure is important for clinicians because in a wide open mouth the inferior alveolar
nerve, which is targeted by the needle in direct or
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Table3.9 Position ofmandibular foramen relative toocclusal
plane.
Position relative to
occlusal plane
Below
Flush
Above
Reference Number Population
Lotric (1956) 200 Yugoslavia 82 13 5
Harvey (1970) 210 India 84 9 7
Harvey (1970) 158 Britan 70 24 6
Nicholson
(1985)
Mwaniki and
Hassanali (1992)
Palma etal.
(2020)
80 India 75 23 2
79 Kenia 65 31 5
82 Brazil 84 1 15
Means 76.7 16.7 6.7
Round means 75 20 5
(%)
(%)
(%)
conventional mandibular block, stretches and tends to run
inside this groove (Bremer1952; Via1953).
Coronoid Notch
The coronoid notch is a depression where the mandible
meets the anterior border of the ramus of the mandible
located below the coronoid process and between the most
anterior and lateral (external) parts of the ramus, a continuation of the oblique line, and the medial (internal)- most
part of the temporal crest (Figure3.7).
Although this structure is not found in the anatomical
terminology (FCAT 1998) either, it has practical
significance because in this depression clinicians rest
their finger or mirror to guide the needle and stretch the
mucosa to access the pterygotemporal depression, the
site for needle penetration in a direct or conventional
mandibular block.
Accessory Foramina
The accessory foramina, 0.2–1.5 mm diameter holes on the
surface of the mandible, provide passage to nutritional vessels and nerves (Shiller and Wiswell 1954; Carter and
Keen1971; Barker and Davies1972; Sutton1974; Haveman
and Tebo1976; Chapnick1980). Eight to 36 foramina per
mandible are located in both the ramus of the mandible
and its body, predominantly (80–85% of cases) on the internal surface (Sutton1974; Haveman and Tebo1976), where
the largest lie (Carter and Keen 1971; Haveman and
Tebo1976; Chapnick1980) (Table3.10). The practical significance of these foramina is that they may favor accessory innervation of the dental pulp.
The foramina on the external surface tend to cluster
around incisors and canines (Sutton1974). Their practical
implications stem not only from their role in the passage
of accessory innervation (Starkie and Stewart 1931;
Sutton 1974), but also in favoring the diffusion of anesthetic solutions, rendering local buccal infiltration effective in that region.
Pterygomandibular Space
The pterygomandibular space (formerly known as the
pterygomaxillary space) is a narrow groove between the
medial (internal) pterygoid muscle and the internal surface
Table3.10 Percentage ofdry mandibles withforamina onthe internal surface.
Reference Number Condylar
Carter and Keen (1971) 62 20 Ye s 33 — —
Barker (1972) 122 40 Yes — — —
Haveman and Tebo (1976) 150 100 100 92 — —
Bilecenoglu and Tuncer (2006) 80 — — 25 — —
Shiller and Wiswell (1954) 126 — — — 63 90
Zivanovic (1970) 335 — — — — 100
Sutton (1974) 300 — — — 80 85
Chapnick (1980) 122 — — — 69 —
Yes, foramina present but % of mandibles bearing them not specified; — , no data.
Ramus of mandible Body of mandible
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Mandibular nerve
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Tensor veli
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Tensor veli palatini
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Interpterygoid fascia
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Medial pterygoid
nerve
Medial pterygoid
muscle
Figure3.13 Sagittal/frontal section of pterygomandibular space. Source: Redrawn with changes from Rouviere (1976).
Temporal muscle
Deep temporal nerve
Buccal nerve
Zygomatic process
Coronoid process
Maxillary artery
Inferior alveolar artery
Inferior alveolar nerve
Mandibular foramen
Masseter muscle
Ramus of mandible
of the ramus of the mandible. It lies in the lower infratemporal
fossa (formerly the zygomatic fossa) (Galbreath and Eklund
1970) (Figures3.13 and3.14).
Anatomic Boundaries ofthe Pterygomandibular Space
● External/lateral. This boundary, formed by the internal
surface of the ramus of the mandible, features, from
back to front, the sulcus colli, the mandibular foramen,
and the lingula (forward of and above the mandibular
foramen) (Sicher 1946; Barker and Davies 1972; Shaw
and Fierst1988).
● Internal/medial. In the medial to external direction this
boundary consists o: the tensor veli palatini, the interpterygoid fascia or aponeurosis (a layer of fibrous tissue
that prevents the diffusion of the anesthetic solution to
the most medial/internal part of the pterygomandibular
space) (Barker and Davies1972; Watson1973), and the
medial (internal) pterygoid muscle under the interpterygoid fascia in the lower pterygomandibular space
(Sicher 1946; Murphy and Grundy 1969; Shaw and
Fierst1988). The interpterygoid fascia is partially thickened, especially this part which is attached to the spine
of the sphenoid, on the skull base and the lingual of the
mandible; this segment is named the sphenomandibular
ligament (Barker and Davies 1972; Lipski et al. 2013;
Khoury etal.2011).
● Anterior/ventral (Murphy and Grundy1969; Galbreath
and Eklund1970).
○ The structures at the two ends of these boundaries are
as follows (Figure3.14).
■ In the lateral (external)- most region, the space is
bounded by the temporal crest that gives attachment
to the deep tendon of the temporal muscle.
■ The medial (internal)- most boundary is the ptery-
gomandibular raphe or ligament, a fibrous band
that joins the posterior and most aponeurotic part
of the buccinator muscle to the anterior-
most part
of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle
(buccino- pharyngeal aponeurosis) and lies forward of the medial (internal) pterygoid muscle.
This ligament runs from the internal flange of the
pterygoid process to the posterior-
most part of the
mylohyoid line.
The pterygotemporal depression, elliptical and
elongated in shape that is pierced by the needle and
hence of critical significance in direct or conventional mandibular block, lies between these two
extremes (Figure16.7, Chapter16).
○ From the external- most to the internal- most part of the
pterygotemporal depression (Angelman1945) lie the
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Facial nerve
(VII cranialnerve)
External carotid a.
Retromandibular v.
Parotid gland
Inferior alveolar v.
Inferior alveolar a.
Inferior alveolar n.
Lingula
Masseterm.
Ramus of mandible
Temporal crest
Deep tendon of the
temporal m.
Coronoid notch
ltendonof
the temporal m.
Buccal n.
Internal jugular v.
Vagus n. (X cranial nerve)
Internal carotid a.
Interpterygoid fascia
Sphenomandibular ligament
Medial pterygoid m.
Lingual n.
Lingual a.
Superior pharingeal
constrictor m.
Pterygomandibular
ligament/raphe
Temporopterygoid fascia
Pterygotemporal
depression
Buccinator m.
Oral mucosa
Figure3.14 Schematic representation in cross- section of the pterygomandibular space at a medium height. a., artery; m., muscle;
n., nerve; v., vein. Source: Based on data from Sicher (1946), Murphy and Grundy (1969) and Barker and Davies (1972).
oral mucosa, the most aponeurotic part of the buccinator muscle, small adipose bodies, and the temporopterygoid fascia. That aponeurosis, like the interpterygoid
aponeurosis or fascia of which it is a continuation, prevents the diffusion of the local anesthetic solution to
the anterior and outer pterygomandibular space
(Barker and Davies1972; Watson1973).
● Posterior/dorsal (Berns and Sadove 1962; Murphy and
Grundy1969; Galbreath and Eklund1970; Petersen1971;
Shaw and Fierst1988). Here the boundary is the posterior border of the ramus of the mandible and the distalmost part of the parotid gland with its capsule (Angelman
1945). The facial nerve (CN VII) (Petersen1971) and the
retromandibular vein (Murphy and Grundy1969) lie in
the parotid (Figure3.14).
Behind and medially (internally) to the pterygomandibular space lies the parapharyngeal space, which
houses the external and the (more posterior and medial)
internal (common) carotid artery, the (more medial)
jugular vein and the (more posterior) vagus nerve (CN
X), and their fascia (Murphy and Grundy 1969;
Petersen 1971). The internal carotid artery, internal
jugular vein, and vagus nerve run inside the carotid
sheath (Kafalias etal.1987).
● Superior/cranial (Sicher 1946; Galbreath and
Eklund 1970; Coleman and Smith 1982; Shaw and
Fierst1988). A frontal cross- section of the pterygomandibular space reveals its triangular shape, with the
widest base at the top (Sicher1946; Petersen1971). It
houses the condylar neck and the inferior surface of
the lateral (external) pterygoid muscle, through whose
bellies/fascicles/heads the buccal nerve runs
(Figure3.13), and the descending loop of the maxillary
artery (internal maxillary artery), where present
(Lacouture etal.1983).
● Inferior/caudal (Sicher1946; Bremer 1952; Galbreath
and Eklund1970). The vertex and narrowest part of
the triangle mentioned in the preceding bullet point lie
at the bottom, where the following are found: the
medial (internal) pterygoid muscle at its insertion into
the internal surface of the ramus of the mandible
(Figure3.13) and the lingual nerve exit to the floor of
the mouth and submandibular (submaxillary) space
(Via1953).
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