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Proximity of the maxillary artery to the neck of the mandibular condyle: anatomical study

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Abstract

Purpose

The objective of this study was to evaluate the anatomical distance of the maxillary artery, the most superior portion of the condyle and subcondyle in standardized coronal sections, acquired from 16 hemifaces in 8 cadavers.

Methods

Measurements were taken to evaluate the distance between the uppermost portion of the mandibular condyle and the height of the maxillary artery (AB) and between the lateral (CD) and medial (EF) sides of the condylar neck to the artery.

Results

The mean for AB was 21.1 mm hemiface right and 22.9 mm left on the anterior face, 22.5 mm and 20.7 mm, respectively, on the rear face. The CD measurement presented 6.7 mm right side in the anterior face and 6.3 mm left, and the posterior face was 6.3 mm right side and 5.4 mm left; EF presented a mean of 2.2 mm right and 1.5 mm left on the anterior face and 1.6 mm for both sides on the posterior face.

Conclusions

There was no statistically significant difference between hemifaces. The proximity of the maxillary artery to the medial face of the neck of the mandibular condyle is millimetric and presents risks of severe hemorrhage for interventions in the infratemporal fossa.

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The authors acknowledge the Department of Human Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Brazil.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco-School of Dentistry (UPE/FOP), Av. General Newton Cavalcanti, 1650, Tabatinga, Camaragibe, PE, Brazil

    Francisco Paulo Araújo Maia

  2. Department of Human Anatomy, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

    Gilberto Cunha de Sousa Filho, Fernando Augusto Pacífico, Lucas Carvalho Aragão Albuquerque & Amanda Freire de Melo Vasconcelos

  3. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Pernambuco, Camaragibe, Brazil

    Belmiro Cavalcanti do Egito Vasconcelos

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Maia, F.P.A., de Sousa Filho, G.C., Pacífico, F.A. et al. Proximity of the maxillary artery to the neck of the mandibular condyle: anatomical study. Oral Maxillofac Surg 23, 423–427 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-019-00788-9

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