Best of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery: post #351 — TG.ME

FASCIAL SPACE INFECTION A mandibular second or third molar infection can spread into multiple fascial spaces. The important spaces to understand: 🦠 Sublingual 🦠 Submandibular 🦠 Submental 🦠 Buccal 🦠 Masticator 🦠 Pterygomandibular 🧠 KEY CONCEPT The direction of spread depends greatly on the relationship between the tooth apex and the surrounding muscle attachments. This is why understanding anatomy → predicts infection spread. 🔥 OMFS PEARL: Don’t memorize fascial spaces alone. Know the anatomy → understand the pathway of infection. #OMFS100 #FascialSpaces #OMFS #MaxillofacialInfection

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