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| Name        = Middle superior alveolar nerve
| Latin       = ramus alveolaris superior medius nervi maxillaris
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| Caption     = Distribution of the [[Maxillary nerve|maxillary]] and [[mandibular nerve]]s, and the [[submaxillary ganglion]].
| Image2      = Gray779.png
| Caption2    = Alveolar branches of [[superior maxillary nerve]] and [[sphenopalatine ganglion]].
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The '''middle superior alveolar nerve''' or '''middle superior dental nerve''' is a [[nerve]] that drops from the [[infraorbital portion]] of the [[maxillary nerve]] to supply the [[sinus mucosa]], the roots of the [[maxillary premolar]]s, and the [[mesiobuccal root]] of the first maxillary molar.
It is not always present; in 72% of cases it is non existent with the [[anterior superior alveolar nerve]] innervating the premolars and the [[posterior superior alveolar nerve]] innervating the molars, including the mesiobuccal root of the first molar.

== See also ==
* [[Alveolar nerve]] ([[Dental nerve]])
:* [[Superior alveolar nerve]] ([[Superior dental nerve]])
::* [[Anterior superior alveolar nerve]] ([[Anterior superior dental nerve]])
::* [[Posterior superior alveolar nerve]] ([[Posterior superior dental nerve]])
:* [[Inferior alveolar nerve]] ([[Inferior dental nerve]])

==External links==
* {{LoyolaMedEd|GrossAnatomy/h_n/cn/cn1/cnb2.htm}}

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[[Category:Maxillary nerve]]


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