KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 3 · KROK (Dentistry)
Alveolar bleeding has been detected following the extraction of the maxillary second premolar. What artery causes this kind of bleeding, when damaged?
- A. Inferior alveolar artery
- B. Anterior superior alveolar artery
- C. Palatine artery
- D. Posterior superior alveolar artery
- E. Middle superior alveolar artery
Hint
Divide the upper dental arch into anterior, middle and posterior segments and recall which superior alveolar branch supplies each segment.
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