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Sometimes the term submaxillary space is used synonymously with submandibular space.
The communications of the submandibular space are:
However, it is more usual for odontogenic infections to spread into the submental space via first involving the submandibular space.
The sublingual space communicates posteriorly around the posterior free border of the mylohyoid muscle with the submandibular space.
Infections may spread into the submandibular space, e.g. odontogenic infections, often related to the mandibular molar teeth.
Dental infections account for approximately eighty percent of cases of Ludwig's angina, or cellulitis of the submandibular space.
The Sublingual and Submental spaces are anterior (beneath the middle and chin areas of the lower jaw) to the Submandibular space.
The submandibular space is a fascial space of the head and neck (sometimes also termed fascial spaces or tissue spaces).
Signs and symptoms of a submandibular space infection might include trismus (difficulty opening the mouth) and swelling of the face over the submandibular region.
Sometimes the buccal space is reported to be the most commonly involved fascial space by dental abscesses, although other sources report it is the submandibular space.
Confusion exists, as some sources describe the sublingual and the submandibular spaces as compartments of the "submandibular space".
Swelling of the Submandibular space, while externally is concerning the true danger lies in the fact that the swelling has also spread inwardly - compromising, or in effect narrowing the airway.
A cervical ranula occurs when the spilled mucin dissects its way through the mylohyoid muscle, which separates the sublingual space from the submandibular space, and creates a swelling in the neck.
Possible potential spaces which may become involved with a spreading pericoronal infection include the sublingual space, submandibular space, parapharyngeal space, pterygomandibular space, infratemporal space, submasseteric space and buccal space.