Middle superior alveolar nerve

The middle superior alveolar nerve or middle superior dental nerve is a nerve that drops from the infraorbital portion of the maxillary nerve to supply the sinus mucosa, the roots of the maxillary premolars, and the mesiobuccal root of the first maxillary molar. It is not always present; in 72% of cases it is non existent with the anterior superior alveolar nerve innervating the premolars and the posterior superior alveolar nerve innervating the molars, including the mesiobuccal root of the first molar.

Middle superior alveolar nerve
Distribution of the maxillary and mandibular nerves, and the submaxillary ganglion.
Alveolar branches of superior maxillary nerve and sphenopalatine ganglion.
Details
Identifiers
Latin	ramus alveolaris superior medius nervi maxillaris
TA98	A14.2.01.051
TA2	6240
FMA	52932
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy

See also

• Alveolar nerve (Dental nerve)

• Superior alveolar nerve (Superior dental nerve)

• Anterior superior alveolar nerve (Anterior superior dental nerve)
• Posterior superior alveolar nerve (Posterior superior dental nerve)

• Inferior alveolar nerve (Inferior dental nerve)

External links

• MedEd at Loyola GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb2.htm