Tp. Whetzel et Cj. Saunders, ARTERIAL ANATOMY OF THE ORAL CAVITY - AN ANALYSIS OF VASCULAR TERRITORIES, Plastic and reconstructive surgery, 100(3), 1997, pp. 582-587
Knowledge of the specific cutaneous or surface regions supplied by con
stant named arterial sources has allowed for increasing clinical appli
cation of flap transfers of tissue. Despite the routine use of intraor
al flaps for reconstruction of congenital or acquired defects of the o
ral cavity and pharynx, no previous investigation has centered on unde
rstanding the surface or mucosal arterial territories of the oral cavi
ty. in a cadaver study, six mucosal territories of the intraoral cavit
y were defined using selective ink and lead oxide injections through n
amed arteries. The anatomical boundaries of these territories are pred
ictable and constant in location for different cadavers. The six conti
guous territories are based on the buccal, labial, inferior alveolar,
ascending palatine, ascending pharyngeal, and lingual arteries. This s
tudy supports the safe vascular basis of existing-clinical procedures
of the intraoral cavity and ma!: have implications for the design of n
ew intraoral reconstructive procedures.