title: Accidental displacement of impacted maxillary third molars.
abstract: 3 cases of accidental displacement of maxillary impacted 3rd molars are presented. 2 were displaced into the maxillary sinus and 1 into the infratemporal fossa. The difficulties in locating these displaced teeth are described and demonstrated on a dry skull model. The mode of treatment is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D013701:Temporal Bone; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*