MAXILLA
INTRODUCTION
The maxilla is a vital viscerocranium structure of the
skull
Itis involved in the formation of the orbit, nose and
palate
Itholds the upper teeth and plays an important role
fro mastication
SUTURES
FRONTO-NASAL SUTURE
NASOMAXILLARY SUTURE
FRONTO-MAXILLARY
SUTURE
ZYGOMATICO-TEMPORAL
SUTURE
ZYGOMATICO-MAXILLARY
SUTURE
MEDIAN-PALATINE SUTURE
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MAXILLARY ARTICULATION
Superiorly Medially Laterally
Frontal Ethmoid Zygomatic
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maxilla
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Nasal Inferior
nasal
concha
Palatine
Vomer
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SURFACES
Anterior surface of the Maxilla
- Directed forwards and laterally
- Contains the following features:
• Nasal notch
• Infraorbital margin
• Infraorbital foramen
• Nasal crest
• Frontal process
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• Zygomatic process
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Posterior surface of the Maxilla
- Convex and directed backwards and
laterally
- Contains the following features:
Median palatine suture
Incisive foramen
Palatine process of maxilla
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Orbital surface (superior surface)
1. Infra-orbital groove
▪situated on the orbital surface of the body of the maxilla
▪continues as the infra orbital canal
2. Infra orbital canal
▪bony passage within the anterior wall within the maxilla
starting from the infra orbital groove and opening on the
anterior surface of the body of the maxilla
Nasal surface (medial surface)
1. Maxillary hiatus
▪opening to the maxillary sinus
2. Maxillary sinus
air-filled cavity which opens within the maxillary hiatus in the
lateral wall of the nasal cavity below the middle nasal concha
PROCESSES
FRONTAL PROCESS
• The frontal process is a
strong plate that has a
vertical ridge which
constitutes:
• The medial border of
the orbit (anterior
lacrimal crest)
• Posteriorly it forms the
lacrimal groove
together with
the lacrimal bone.
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anterior ethmoidal
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ZYGOMATIC PROCESS
• It is a pyramidal
lateral projection on
which the anterior,
superior and
posterior surface of
maxilla converge.
• Superiorly, it is
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ALVEOLAR PROCESS
• The alveolar process
is the thickest and
most spongy part of
the bone.
• It is broader behind
than in front, and
excavated into deep
cavities for the
reception of the
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PALATINE PROCESS
• It is a horizontal extension on
the medial side of the bone
constituting the roof of
the mouth and the floor of
the nasal cavity
• Together with the palatine bone
it forms the hard palate.
• Anteriorly it features a small
process, the anterior nasal
spine.
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found on the median line just
posteriorly to the incisor
teeth where the nasopalatine
nerve and greater palatine
vessels pass through.
References:
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Textbook: wheeler’s Dental Anatomy, Physiology and Occlussion
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