Posterior superior alveolar nerve
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The posterior superior alveolar nerves (also posterior superior dental nerves or posterior superior alveolar branches[citation needed]) are sensory branches of the maxillary nerve (CN V2). They arise within the pterygopalatine fossa as a single trunk. They run on or in the maxilla. They provide sensory innervation to the upper molar teeth and adjacent gum, and the maxillary sinus.
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Posterior superior alveolar nerve | |
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Innervates | Maxillary sinus, molars, dental alveolus |
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Latin | rami alveolares superiores posteriores nervi maxillaris |
TA98 | A14.2.01.050 |
TA2 | 6235 |
FMA | 75545 |
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy |
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