Multiple choice

During administration of inferior alveolar nerve block, the landmarks that guide the operator are anterior border (deepest) of the coronoid process and _____________.

  1. anterior border of ramus

  2. mandibular 2nd premolar

  3. pterygomandibular raphae

  4. palatine tonsils

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Explanation

The pterygomandibular raphae (pterygomandibular ligament) is a tendinous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached by one extremity to the hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and by the other posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.