title: Management of uncommon complications in seemingly routine oral surgeries.
abstract: Major complications in outpatient oral surgeries are relatively rare. This article presents 4 cases of molar extraction with unusual complications and describes how the clinician in each case altered the treatment, resulting in a successful conclusion. The first case describes a fracture during the removal of a maxillary first molar. The second case describes a fracture after a mandibular third molar extraction. The third case describes a maxillary third molar displaced into the infratemporal space. The final case describes necrosis of the maxillary soft tissue after fracture of the tuberosity during a third molar extraction.
authors.forename: Shayan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Salim
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Newman
authors.forename: James J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Closmann
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Borris
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008337:Mandibular Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D008963:Molar / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D055815:Young Adult