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Accidental displacement of mandibular third molar into soft tissue: a case report
A A Olusanya1, O A Akadiri, V I Akinmoladun
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Colleg, Hospital, Ibadan, Nigeria. defamy1@yahoo.com
African Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences
|September 2, 2008
Abstract:
A case of accidental displacement of a mandibular molar tooth into adjacent submandibular space during routine extraction by a general practitioner is reported. The localization and surgical retrieval of the displaced tooth is described, post-operative period was uneventful and salient lessons for the practitioners highlighted.
