title: Iatrogenic mandibular fracture associated with third molar removal.
abstract: Third molar extraction is one of the most common procedures performed in oral and maxillofacial surgery units. It is sometimes accompanied by complications such as alveolar osteitis, secondary infection, hemorrhage, dysesthesia and, most severely, iatrogenic fracture. This article describes two mandibular angle fractures that occurred in two patients during the surgical extraction of one erupted and one unerupted third molar, including a brief review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Istanbul University, Istanbul, 34093, Turkey. cankaya@istanbul.edu.tr
authors.forename: Abdulkadir Burak
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Cankaya
authors.forename: Mehmet Ali
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Erdem
authors.forename: Sirmahan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Cakarer
authors.forename: Muhsin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cifter
authors.forename: Cuneyt Korhan
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Oral
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*