Anatom3DPosterior superior alveolar artery
Arteria alveolaris superior posterior · Zadní horní alveolární tepna
Heart & arteries
Looks like
A maxillary branch running down the back of the upper jaw and entering tiny holes in the bone.
What it does
Supplies the upper molars and premolars, their gums and the maxillary sinus.
Keeping it well
Can bleed during upper wisdom tooth removal or sinus lift for implants.
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)