WITHIN THE CRANIUM
MIDDLE MENINGEAL NERVE
- Dura mater
WITHIN THE PTERYGOPALATINE FOSSA
ZYGOMATICO-TEMPORAL
- Skin on the side of the forehead
ZYGOMATICO-FACIAL
- Skin on the prominence of the cheek
PTERYGOPALATINE NERVES
ORBITAL BRANCHES/ ASCENDING
- Periosteum of orbit, sphenoidal sinus,
ethmoidal sinus, lacrimal gland
NASAL/INTERNAL
โข Lateral posterior superior nasal โ supplies the
middle concha, posterior ethmoidal sinus and
posterior part of septum
โข Medial posterior superior nasal or septal- where
the nasopalatine nerve arises to supply the floor
of nasal cavity, anterior part of nasal septum
and the lingual alveolar plate &
mucoperiosteum of incisors & cuspid
MAXILLARY DIVISION
Palatine branches or descending branches โ branch of
the nerve where the following arises:
Greater or anterior
- palatal soft tissues and bone in the region of
premolars & molars.
Middle palatine
- mucous membrane on soft palate, tonsils, uvula
Posterior palatine
- mucous membrane of tonsillar area
Pharyngeal
- mucous membrane of nasal part of pharynx and
posterior to auditory tube
POSTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE (PSAN)
- supplies the buccal gingival in the maxillary
molar region, maxillary sinus, alveoli,
periodontal ligaments and pulpal tissues of
maxillary 3rd, 2nd, 1st molar
WITHIN THE INFRAORBITAL CANAL
The maxillary nerve becomes the infraorbital nerve as
it enters the orbital cavity by way of the inferior orbital
fissure and traverses the infraorbital groove and canal at
the floor of the orbit to give off the following branches:
MIDDLE SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE
- pulps of maxillary premolars, mesiobuccal root
of maxillary 1st molar and the periodontal
tissues, buccal soft tissues, alveolar bone in the
region of premolars
ANTERIOR SUPERIOR ALVEOLAR NERVE
- pulps of anterior incisors and the periodontal
tissues, labial alveolar bone, mucous membrane
in the region of the incisors
ON THE FACE โ terminal branches are given off by the
nerve as it passes out of the infraorbital foramen
INFERIOR PALPEBRAL
- supplies the skin of the
lower eyelid
LATERAL NASAL
- supplies the skin at the
side of the nose
SUPERIOR LABIAL
- supply the skin of the upper lip