Posterior superior alveolar artery

Last revised by Craig Hacking on 25 Jan 2023

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Citation:

Cheng J, Hacking C, Posterior superior alveolar artery. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 24 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56563

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-56563

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/56563

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56563

Article created:

9 Nov 2017, Jeffrey Cheng

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At the time the article was created Jeffrey Cheng had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

25 Jan 2023, Craig Hacking ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Craig Hacking had the following disclosures:

Philips Australia, Paid speaker at Philips Spectral CT events (ongoing)

These were assessed during peer review and were determined to not be relevant to the changes that were made.

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2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

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Anatomy

The posterior superior alveolar artery is a branch of the third (peterygopalatine) part of the maxillary artery.

It branches off within the pterygopalatine fossa and exits via the pterygomaxillary fissure on its way to the maxillary tuberosity. It supplies the upper premolar and molar teeth as well as the maxillary sinus. It accompanies the posterior superior alveolar nerve of the maxillary nerve on their way to innervate those same teeth.