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%.
The middle superior alveolar artery arises from the infraorbital artery as does the anterior superior alveolar artery. Sometimes however this artery is not present. If it is, it arises within the infraorbital canal where it descends to supply the maxillary sinus and the plexus at the level of the canine.