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Bilateral inverted and impacted maxillary third molars: A case report
Nedal Abu-Mostafa1, Ali Barakat2, Tareq Al-Turkmani2
1BDS. MSc. Lecturer in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Riyadh Colleges of Dentistry and Pharmacy, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Diagnostic Science Department, Dental Hospital (Munessya) Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
Bilateral inverted third molar impaction is an extremely rare condition. We reported the case of a 50-year-old female patient with bilateral inverted and impacted maxillary third molars. Both were asymptomatic and pathology free clinically and radiographically. Surgical extraction of these inverted third molars with inaccessible positions requires an aggressive bone removal on the tuberosity bilaterally. Moreover, it contains a high risk of displacement of the inverted third molar into the maxillary sinus. Conservative management was the choice, with the patient's agreement, and the inverted third molars were left in situ. Key words:Bilateral inverted, maxillary third molar, upper impacted tooth.
