Spatium pterygomandibulare

Borders

 * Cranial --> Lateral pterygoid muscle


 * Caudal --> Medial pterygoid muscle


 * Medial --> Medial pterygoid muscle


 * Lateral --> Inner surface of mandibular ramus


 * Dorsal --> Parotid gland (open to parotidomasseteric region and to infratemporal fossa)


 * Ventral --> Buccinator muscle

Contents
Arteries
 * Inferior alveolar

Veins
 * Inferior alveolar

Nerves
 * Inferior alveolar
 * Lingual
 * Chorda tympani

Infection

 * Less profound trismus compaired to other infections in facial spaces


 * Can cause airway obstruction