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Using contrasted computer tomography records, (i) the route of the maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa, (ii) the number of the arteries in the critical PPF surgery plane, (iii) the diameter of the largest artery in the area and (iv) its relation to the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus were examined. Furthermore, measurements were extended with (v) the minerality of the bony posterior wall of the maxillary sinus on bone-window images. For statistical analyses Student\u2019s t- and Fisher-test were applied. 50 patients (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200950, 100 cases including both sides) were examined in this study. The maxillary artery reached the pterygomaxillary fissure on the lateral side of the lateral pterygoid muscle in 56% of the cases (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200932), in 37% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200923) on its medial side and in 7% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20094) on both sides. The number of arteries at the level of the Vidian canal in the PPF varied between 1 and 4 with a median of 2. The diameter of the biggest branch was 1.2\u20134.7\u00a0mm, the median diameter was 1.90\u00a0mm. In 41% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200930) of the cases the biggest artery directly contacted the posterior wall of the maxillary sinus, and the mineral density of the posterior wall was decreased in 14.3% (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u200912) of all investigated cases. 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