Maxillary Artery Branches. The Buccal artery is a small artery of the head and a branch of the second part of the maxillary artery (the 7th branch of the external carotid) and supplies both the buccinator muscle and cheek. The maxillary artery (the 7th branch of the external carotid) gives off an infraorbital artery.
For high cholesterol, 300-1,2000 milligrams of niacin has been taken by mouth daily for 6-44 weeks as wax-matrix, immediate-release (crystalline); 2 grams of niacin has been injected into the vein over 11 hours. The maximum recommended daily dose is 3 grams.
Therapy with Niacin extended-release tablets must be initiated at 500 mg at bedtime in order to reduce the incidence and severity of side effects which may occur during early therapy. The recommended dose escalation is shown in Table 1 below.