title: Accidental displacement of a lower third molar. Report of a case in the lateral cervical position.
abstract: A report of a case of the accidental displacement of an unerupted third molar to the lateral region of the neck as a complication of exodontia. A review and an analysis of the possible causes of this rare complication is included.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Facultat d'Odontologia, University of Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gay-Escoda
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Berini-Aytés
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Piñera-Penalva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D009334:Neck Muscles; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*