Things to know for arteries and veins

What do the dental and alveolar branches of the incisive artery supply?

- lower front teeth

What do the dental and alveolar branches of the posterior superior alveolar artery supply?

- maxillary premolars

- maxillary molars

- lower mandible

- gingiva

What do the dental and alveolar branches of the anterior superior alveolar arteries supply?

- maxillary anterior teeth

- labial periodontium

- gingiva

What are the dental and alveolar branches?

- Dental and alveolar branches of anterior superior alveolar artery

- Dental and alveolar branches of posterior superior alveolar artery

- Dental and alveolar branches of incisive artery

What does the dental and alveolar branches supply ?

- mandibular posterior tooth

- buccal periodontium

- gingiva

What venous structure did you hit with a needle for a patient's face to swell shortly after an injection?

- pterygoid plexus

If patients get _________ you have to catch it very early to get a better prognosis because it passes very quickly

-head and neck cancer

Deadly consequences for the patient can occur when the infection spreads to ________ vein, lymph nodes and arteries

- facial

What is the main drain for the teeth and the jaw?

- external jugular vein

What is the intracranial main drain for all of the head and the structures in the head?

- internal jugular vein

What venous structure plays a role in infection and has direct communication with the cavernous sinus?

- pterygoid plexus

Infection gets in this area in the skull from a dental infection or a contaminated needle

- cavernous sinus

What protects the maxillary artery from being crushed during mastication

- pterygoid plexus

When a contaminated needle hits this area it can communicate with intracranial structures and cause an intracranial infection and can cause the patient to die

- pterygoid plexus