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 maxillary nerve supplies the majority of sensory innervation to the upper jaw and its associated structures. When a local anesthetic solution is injected at the level of the maxillary foramen, this block will provide anesthesia and analgesia to all maxillary teeth and soft tissues, the hard and soft palate, and the lateral nasal mucosa.