page_title: Pterygomandibular raphe
hierarchical_section_title: Pterygomandibular raphe
caption_attribution_description: English: A human mouth, viewed from the front. The pterygomandibular ligaments are marked with white arrows. Note that the lower wisdom teeth have been removed, changing the posture of the pterygomandibular ligaments and other parts, like the buccinators and superior pharyngeal constrictor muscles.
context_page_description: The pterygomandibular raphe is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and inferiorly to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.
  Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.
  Its lateral surface is separated from the ramus of the mandible by a quantity of adipose tissue.
  Its posterior border gives attachment to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
  Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.
context_section_description: The pterygomandibular raphe (pterygomandibular ligament) is a ligamentous band of the buccopharyngeal fascia, attached superiorly to the pterygoid hamulus of the medial pterygoid plate, and inferiorly to the posterior end of the mylohyoid line of the mandible.
  Its medial surface is covered by the mucous membrane of the mouth.
  Its lateral surface is separated from the ramus of the mandible by a quantity of adipose tissue.
  Its posterior border gives attachment to the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle.
  Its anterior border attaches to the posterior edge of the buccinator.
caption: Open mouth, view from front. The pterygomandibular ligaments are marked with arrows. Note that in this mouth the lower wisdom teeth have been removed, slightly changing the shape of the pterygomandibular ligaments that usually curve and attach to the mandible around them.
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