METHODS OF INVESTIGATING THE VASCULAR ARCHITECTURE OF THE MANDIBLE

¹ Institute of Clinical Research, Middlesex Hospital, London, England

In this investigation into the vascular architecture of the mandible, the adult cat was used as the experimental animal. To supplement the findings, dog, monkey, and human material were used. The various methods employed are discussed in detail.

It was observed that the majority of the blood vessels arising from the inferior dental vessels pass upward to the alveolar border and that the lower border of the mandible is poorly supplied by blood vessels. The author believes that the lower border of the mandible is supplied mainly by periosteal vessels. The ascending rami of the mandible are supplied by vessels derived from the muscles of mastication which are inserted therein.