Infraorbital canal

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 12 Sep 2022

Citation, DOI, disclosures and article data

Citation:

Dixon A, Weerakkody Y, Infraorbital canal. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 16 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-68375

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-68375

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/68375

rID:

68375

Article created:

28 May 2019, Andrew Dixon ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Andrew Dixon had no recorded disclosures.

Last revised:

12 Sep 2022, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Yuranga Weerakkody had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

Revisions:

2 times, by 2 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck

Sections:

Anatomy

Synonyms:

The infraorbital canal is a bony canal within the maxillary bone located at the anterior aspect of the orbital floor. It transmits the infraorbital nerve, which is a branch of the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve (CN Vb), as well as the infraorbital artery and vein. The canal commences posteriorly as the continuation of the infraorbital groove, and terminates anteriorly at the infraorbital foramen.