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Descriptive statistics were calculated for infraorbital canal length, width and height, shortest distances for infraorbital foramen to globe, maxillary foramen to globe, and maxillary first and second molar tooth root apex to globe in dogs, and apices of the maxillary fourth premolar tooth to globe in cats, palate to maxillary foramen, palate to globe, and mandibular molar to mandibular foramen in all cats and dogs. Values were tabulated and combined into reference materials to aid veterinarians in making safer clinical decisions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The shortest maxillary molar tooth root apex-to-globe minimum value was 2.1mm in mesocephalic \u22645kg dogs. The shortest minimum palate-to-globe distance was 5.3mm in mesocephalic dogs of 6-10kg. The minimum maxillary fourth premolar tooth root apex-to-globe distances ranged from 1.6-2.8mm in all cats. Accidental globe puncture through the infraorbital canal was possible in 100% of cats and dolichocephalic \u226410kg dogs, and between 81-95% of mesocephalic dogs weighing 10kg or less.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Caution should be taken when performing infraorbital and maxillary nerve blocks in mesocephalic and dolichocephalic dogs \u226410 kg and all cats. Using proper technique, brachycephalic \u226511kg dogs may be at lower risk of accidental globe trauma during infraorbital nerve block. The deep maxillary nerve block should not be used in cats or small dogs. The maxillary nerve block, using the modified infraorbital canal approach, combined with the author\u2019s recommended safe needle\/catheter insertion distances should provide safe, effective analgesia administration. Mean measurements for mandibular molar to mandibular foramen, and maxillary molar to maxillary foramen may be used for surgical planning and ligation for hemostasis for caudal mandibulectomies and maxillectomies, particularly when CT imaging is not available.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fvets.2025.1665996","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]],"date-time":"2025-11-21T15:49:39Z","timestamp":1763740179000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Retrospective study of clinically relevant maxillary and mandibular anatomy in all skull types of dogs and cats"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Erinn","family":"Schellenberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Candace","family":"Lowe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","DOI":"10.1002\/9781118816219","volume-title":"EBSCO publishing (firm), EBSCO vendor. 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