title: Ectopic third molar in condylar region.
abstract: Inclusion of the third molar is relatively frequent in oral and maxillofacial surgery, but ectopic placement is quite rare. Only a few cases of third molar inclusion in the condyle region of the mandible have been reported. Presented here are two cases of ectopic location of a third molar in the condyle of the mandible. A description of the management of this pathology through open surgery and extraction of the molar is given, while preserving the anatomy of the condylar region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. jisalmeron@telefonica.net <jisalmeron@telefonica.net>
authors.forename: J I
authors.initials: JI
authors.lastname: Salmerón
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: del Amo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Plasencia
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pujol
authors.forename: C N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Vila
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008335:Mandibular Condyle / Q000601:surgery*; D008875:Middle Aged; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000601:surgery; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000601:surgery*