Early recognition and proper treatment of the following main finger infections will help prevent most of the serious outcomes. 1  Paronychia: A paronychia is an infection of the finger that involves the tissue at the edges of the fingernail.
Of surgical importance is the relationship of the maxillary artery to the lateral pterygoid muscle. The maxillary artery was found medial to the lateral pterygoid muscle in 30.5% of 180 dissections and lateral to the lateral pterygoid in 69.5%.
Maxilla & maxillary arch Alveolar Process The alveolar process is a process of the maxilla that surrounds the roots of natural teeth. The right and left alveolar processes combine to form the maxillary arch. Â¨ Alveolar Ridge (Residual Ridge) The residual ridge is the remnant of the alveolar process which originally contained sockets for natural teeth.