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The head and neck (cervical) region has a large number of fascial spaces. These
‘spaces’ are bounded by the fascia, which may stretch or be perforated by the
purulent exudates (pus), facilitating the spread of infection. These ‘spaces’ are
potential areas and do not exist in healthy individuals. There are a number of them
including the:
- buccal space
- buccinator space
- para-pharyngeal space
- sub-mandibular space
- sub–lingual space
- lateral pharyngeal and
- pterygoid space
