213ANATOMY OF FACIAL SPACES IN HEAD AND NECK - A REVIEW ARTICLEFascial spaces are defined as fascia lined areas that can be eroded or distended by purulent exudate. These are potential spaces that do not exist in healthy individuals but become filled during infection. Some contain neurovascular structures and are known as compartments, others filled with loose areolar connective tissue are known as clefts. In the present article, a review of the facial spaces in head and neck region is been presented with emphasis on their surgical anatomy.paarth707@gmail.comReview542015Facial Spaces,Anatomy,Head and Neck,Clefts, Buccal SpaceSingh Pankaj,Thakur Richa, Gupta Sudeep,Rajput Archna,Agarwal Mudit,Singh AbhishekDeptt. of Anatomy, Integral Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,OMDR, Saraswati Dental College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,BBD College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,BBD College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,BBD College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.,BBD College of Dental Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.