Deep impacted mandibular second molar: a case report.
Impaction of mandibular second molars is relatively rare. A case of a deep impacted mandibular right permanent second molar in a 26-year-old woman is presented. This article describes the extraction of the tooth and reports the risks of the surgical procedure. Careful manipulation of tissues and correct application of mechanical principles involved in tooth extractions allowed surgical success.
Mariano
Ronaldo Célio
RC
Department of Clinical and Oral Surgery, School of Dentistry, Unifal-MG Federal University, Alfenas, Minas Gerais, Brazil. mariano@unifal-mg.edu.br
Mariano
Lúcia de Carvalho Freire
Lde C
de Melo
Willian Morais
WM
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*