Question 69 (part 2) · LDEK · Abscesses and phlegmons

Parapharyngeal space abscess is incised:

  1. A. extraorally, in parallel to lower margin of mandibular margin, around 2 cm from it.
  2. B. extraorally, below mandibular angle.
  3. C. extraorally, vertical in the medial line, on the largest protuberance.
  4. D. intraorally, in the oral cavity floor, in the area of causative tooth.
  5. E. intraorally, in the oral cavity vestibule, in the area of causative tooth.
Hint

The approach must allow blunt dissection upward along the medial surface of the medial pterygoid muscle from outside the mouth.

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