Prosthodontics

Retromylohyoid space

Retromylohyoid space is an anatomic area in the alveololingual sulcus just lingual to the retromolar pad bounded anteriorly by the mylohyoid ridge, posteriorly by the retromylohyoid curtain, inferiorly by the floor of the alveololingual sulcus, and lingually by the anterior tonsillar pillar when the tongue is in a relaxed position (GPT8)