Bradley J C
Int J Oral Surg. 1981;10(Suppl 1):71-6.
The inferior dental artery suffers from a marked collagenosis of its wall some 15 years before arterial disease usually appears in the remainder of the carotid arterial tree. It is suggested that this is due to abnormal stress factors being exerted within the wall and as a result, from middle age onwards, the blood supply to the mandible is mainly from the subperiosteal plexus of vessels. The clinical significance of this is discussed in relation to surgery, the treatment of fractures and radiotherapy to the jaws.
在下颌动脉疾病通常出现在颈动脉系统其余部分之前约15年，下牙槽动脉的管壁就出现了明显的胶原化。有人认为，这是由于血管壁内存在异常应力因素，结果从中年起，下颌骨的血液供应主要来自骨膜下血管丛。文中结合外科手术、骨折治疗和颌骨放疗对这一情况的临床意义进行了讨论。
