16. • meningeal branches
In cranial cavity
• 2 ganglionic branches
pterygopalatine fossa
• posterior superior alveolar
• zygomatic nerve: (a) zygomatico-temporal
(b) zygomatico-facial
In infratemporal fossa
• anterior & middle superior alveolar nerves
In infraorbital canal
• labial, nasal, palpebral
. In face
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24. • Patients who present with a large canine space
abscess make it very difficult for a clinician to
achieve an adequate level of local anesthesia
due to the abscess. In these cases, a maxillary
nerve block may be helpful in providing good
local anesthesia in order to perform treatment.
Maxillary Nerve Block
• Loss of sensation in maxillary area.
Nerve lesion
33. One of department questions
1990 : Describe distribution & formation of
maxillary nerve
8/2002
1/2003
8/2006 : origin ,course, enumerate
branches of maxillary nerve