Anterior superior alveolar artery

"anterior superior alveolar branches" redirects here. For nerve, see Anterior superior alveolar nerve.

The anterior superior alveolar artery is one of the two or three superior alveolar arteries. It arises from the infraorbital artery. It passes through the canalis sinuosus. It provides arterial supply the upper incisor and canine teeth as well as the mucous membrane of the maxillary sinus.^[1]

Anterior superior alveolar arteries
Details
Source	Infraorbital artery
Supplies	Dental alveolus
Identifiers
Latin	arteria alveolaris superior anterior
TA98	A12.2.05.079
TA2	4451
FMA	71685
Anatomical terminology [edit on Wikidata]

References

1. Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York. p. 653. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

See also

• Anterior superior alveolar nerve
• Posterior superior alveolar artery