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Accidental displacement of impacted maxillary third molar: a case report
Cassio Edvard Sverzut1, Alexandre Elias Trivellato, Luiz Marcel de Figueiredo Lopes
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Periodontology, Faculty of Dentistry of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Brazil. cesve@forp.usp.br
Abstract:
An unusual case of an impacted right maxillary third molar that was accidentally displaced into the maxillary sinus during exodontia and was surgically retrieved almost 2 years later is described. The tooth was removed under general anesthesia, after maxillary sinus exposure through Caldwell-Luc approach. Postoperative recovery was uneventful. Six months after the retrieval surgery, the maxillary sinus was completely healed and the patient did not present any complaint.
