title: Ectopic mandibular third molar: report of two cases by intraoral and extraoral access.
abstract: Ectopic third molar displacement is a rare event in the population. The etiology of this infrequent condition has not been completely clarified. Optimal management is still unclear. In symptomatic patients surgical removal, after a careful preoperative planning, is the recommended treatment. Several surgical approaches, both extraoral and intraoral, have been described, depending on the ectopic molar position. This paper reports two cases of ectopic third molar, one located in the coronoid process and the other one in the lower edge of the mandibular body. Both teeth were removed successfully by an intraoral and extraoral approach respectively.
authors.affiliation: Section of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department of Surgery, University of Verona, Italy. pasquale.procacci@univr.it
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Procacci
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Albanese
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sancassani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turra
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Morandini
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bertossi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014079:Tooth Eruption, Ectopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000379:methods*