Fascial Spaces Flashcards

(34 cards)

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Name 7 PRIMARY fascial spaces

A
  • Maxillary:
    • infratemporal
    • canine
    • buccal
  • mandibular
    • buccal
    • submental
    • submandibular
    • sublingual
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name 8 secondary fascial spaces

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  • superficial and deep temporal spaces
  • masticator region
    • submasseteric space
    • pterygomandibular (pterygoid)
  • lateral pharyngeal
  • retropharyngeal
  • prevertebral
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teeth most likely to cause absess in canine (infraorbital) space

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upper anterior teeth, bicuspids but almost always maxillary canine

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borders of canine (infraorbital) space

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posteriorly by anterior surface of maxilla

superiorly by infraorbital margin

anteriorly by levator anguli oris and levator labii superioris

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boundaries of buccal space

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lateral: superficial fascia and skin of cheek

Medial: buccinator muscle

Inferior: mandible and superficial fascia

Superior: zygomatic arch and maxilla

Posterior: parotid gland and pterygomandibular raphe

Anterior: superficial fascia and muscles of lips

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teeth most likely to cause absess in buccal space

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maxillary and mandibular molars or premolars

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infections of buccal space can travel where?

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to pterygomandibular space, submaseeteric space, deep and superficial temporal spaces and lateral pharyngeal space

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borders of submental space

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anterosuperiorly: mental symphysis (apex)
posteroinferiorly: hyoid bone
superolaterally: anterior belly of digastrics
floor: myloyoid muscle
roof: superficial fascia containing platysma

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contents of submental space

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anterior jugular vein, submental lymph nodes

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what spaces does submental space communicate with?

A

submandibular space posteriorly

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teeth most likely to cause absess in submental space?

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mandibular incisors

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borders of submandibular space

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laterally: superficial fascia and body of mandible
medially: mylohyoid muscle
superiorly: mylohyoid line of mandible and mylohyoid muscle
inferiorly: hyoid bone

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contents of submandibular space

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  • submandibular gland
  • lymph nodes
  • hypoglossal nerve
  • nerve to mylohyoid
  • facial artery and submental branch
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what other spaces does the submandibular space communicate with?

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superficial spaces, sublingual region, parotid region, masticator regoin

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teeth most likely to cause absess in submandibular space

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mandibular molars with roots BELOW the mylohyoid line

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sublingual space boundaries

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lateral: body of mandible
medially: base of tongue
inferiorly: mylohyoid muscle
superiorly: mucosa of floor of mouth

17
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contents of buccal space

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buccal fat pad

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contents of sublingual space

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  • sublingual gland
  • deep submandibualr gland and duct
  • lingual nerve and submandibular ganglion
  • lingual artery and brances
  • hypoglossal nerve
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what spaces does the sublingual space communicate with?

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submandibular region

masticator regoin

20
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teeth most likely to cause absess in sublingual space

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mandibular molars and premolars with roots ABOVE mylohyoid line

21
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ludwigs angina

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infection involving bilateral sublingual, submandibualar, and submental spaces

odontogenic in 90% of cases

from second and third molars 75% of time

can become retropharyngeal and mediastinal infection if spread through buccopharyngeal gap

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boundaries of superficial and deep temporal spaces

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Superficial: between temporal fascia and temporalis muscle

Deep: between temporalis muscle and lateral surface of skull

23
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contents of superficial and deep temporal spaces

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loose aerolar tissue

24
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what spaces do superficial and deep temporal spaces communicate with?

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infratemporal region, ptergopalatine fossa, masticator region

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teeth most likely to cause absess in superficial and deep temporal spaces
mandibular 3rd molars
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boundaries of masticator region
on either side of mandibular ramus, cervical fasica ascending from neck splits
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3 subdivisions of masticator region
infratemporal, masseteric (submasseteric), pterygomandibular space
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teeth most likely to cause absess in masticator region
2nd and 3rd mandibular molars
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boundaries of infratemporal space
anterior: maxilla posterior: parotid gland medial: lateral pterygoid plate lateral: temporalis muscle superior: sphenoid bone inferior: lateral pterygoid muscle
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masseteric space boundaries
anterior: buccal fascia posterior: parotid fascia medial: mandible lateral: masseter muscle superior: lateral pterygoid muscle inferior: mandible
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pterygomandibular space boundaries
medial: medial pterygoid lateral: mandible superior: lateral pterygoid muscle inferior: mandible anterior: buccinator posterior: parotid fascia and mandible
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teeth most likely to cause absess in pterygomandibular space
2nd or 3rd molars
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contents of pterygomandibular space
inferior alveiolar nerve, artery and vein, lingual nerve and chorda tympani
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pterygomandibular space communicates with
superficial temporal, parapharyngeal, buccal, submasseteric, submandbular