Accidental displacement of impacted maxillary third molar: a case report.
An unusual case of an impacted right maxillary third molar that was accidentally displaced into the maxillary sinus during exodontia and was surgically retrieved almost 2 years later is described. The tooth was removed under general anesthesia, after maxillary sinus exposure through Caldwell-Luc approach. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. Six months after the retrieval surgery, the maxillary sinus was completely healed and the patient did not present any complaint.
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. cesve@forp.usp.br
Cassio Edvard
CE
Sverzut
Alexandre Elias
AE
Trivellato
Luiz Marcel de Figueiredo
LM
Lopes
Emanuela Prado
EP
Ferraz
Alexander Tadeu
AT
Sverzut
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications; D008437:Maxilla / Q000601:surgery; D008443:Maxillary Sinus / Q000601:surgery; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D010027:Osteotomy / Q000379:methods; D013396:Suction; D013492:Suppuration; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*