Inferior alveolar artery

Looks like

A maxillary branch entering the lower jaw through a hole on its inner side and running through the bone under the teeth.

What it does

Supplies the lower jawbone, the lower teeth and their gums.

Keeping it well

Can bleed during lower wisdom tooth removal or dental implants; the nerve beside it is the one numbed for lower dental work.

Its parts

• Mental branch of inferior alveolar artery
• Mylohyoid branch of inferior alveolar artery

Related conditions

• Carotid artery stenosis
• High blood pressure
• High cholesterol
• Hypothermia & frostbite
• Kawasaki disease
• Metabolic syndrome
• Orthostatic hypotension & POTS
• Peripheral artery disease
• Phaeochromocytoma & hyperaldosteronism
• Pre-eclampsia
• Raynaud's phenomenon
• Sepsis
• Shock (circulatory failure)
• Takayasu arteritis
• Vasculitis (GCA & others)