Abstract

ALGOZAIN ACOSTA, Yudit  and  VINAS GARCIA, Mileydis. Accidental displacement of a fragment of a retained lower third molar towards the parapharyngeal space. Rev Cubana Estomatol [online]. 2008, vol.45, n.1, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1561-297X.

The surgical removal of the retained third molars is the most common surgery performed by maxillofacial surgeons, even in a prophylactic way, and it is associated with trans- and postoperative complications. A case with displacement of a fragment of the left lower third molar towards the parapharyngeal space during its surgical exeresis is presented. It is a rare case due to its frequency and to the treatment used in this complication, since a few cases have been reported in international literature and none in our country.

Keywords : Third molar [complications]; third molar [treatment]; parapharyngeal space.

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