ORAL SURG Fascial planes

Question 1

What is a primary space infection?

Answer 1

Space that is infected directly from teeth

Question 2

What is a secondary space infection?

Answer 2

Infection that comes from spread of a primary space infection

Question 3

What are the primary spaces?

Answer 3

Vestibular
Canine
Buccal
Submandibular
Submental
Sublingual

Question 4

What are the perimandibular space?

Answer 4

Sublingual
Submental
Submandibular

Question 5

What are the secondary spaces?

Answer 5

Masseteric
Deep/superficial temporal
Pterygomandibular
Parapharyngeal
Retropharyngeal
Danger
Prevertebral
Periorbital

Question 6

What are the masticatory spaces?

Answer 6

Masseteric
Pterygomandibular
Deep/superficial temporal

Question 7

Describe the vestibular space?

Answer 7

From the cortical alveolar bone to the mucoperiosteum. It is the most common infection space.

Question 8

Describe the canine space?

Answer 8

From the levator anguli oris to the levator labii superioris, sits superficial to the canine fossa, and usually caused by canine or incisor infection

Question 9

Describe the buccal space?

Answer 9

Between the buccinator and the skin, this is where the buccal fat pad lies, usually infection due to infections from the premolars or molars

Question 10

Describe the sublingual space?

Answer 10

Space from below the tongue to the mylohyoid, usually infected from teeth (incisors, canine, premolars, molars) that are above the mylohyoid line

Question 11

Describe the submental spcae?

Answer 11

From below the chin to the anterior belly of digastric, infection usually from the lower incisors

Question 12

Describe the submandibular spcae?

Answer 12

Forms the submandibular triangle below the mylohyoid line, infection from usually the 2nd or 3rd molar whose roots are below the mylohyoid line.

Question 13

What is Ludwig’s angina?

Answer 13

Infection of all the perimandibular spaces (sublingual, mental, and mandibular), causes bilateral swelling of the chin and neck. It causes the tongue to be displaced up and back, blocking the airways.

Question 14

Describe the superficial and deep temporal space?

Answer 14

Infection that presents as a lateral hourglass swelling and usually from the 2nd or 3rd upper molar

Question 15

Describe the masseteric space?

Answer 15

Space that lies between the masseter and ramus, infection usually involves trismus, and usually involves an impacted 3rd molar.

Question 16

Describe the pterygomandiblar space?

Answer 16

Between the medial pterygoid and the ramus, contains the sphenomandublar ligament, IAN, IAA, IAV, and chorda typmani. infection usually from 3rd molar. HIGH RISK DUE TO CLOSE PROXIMITY TO LATERAL PHARYNGEAL SPACE

Question 17

Describe the parapharyngeal and lateral pharyngeal spaces?

Answer 17

Lies between masticatory space anteriorly and retropharyngeal spaces posteriorly, usually infected from lower 3rd molars.

Question 18

Describe the retropharyngeal space?

Answer 18

Lies betwee the buccopharyngeal fascia and alar fascia. high risk.