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Unilateral fracture of the pterygoid process. Report of a case
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|February 1, 1979
Abstract:
An unusual case of an isolated unilateral fracture of the pterygoid process is presented. The symptoms include a primary malocclusion as well as paresthesia of the major part of the maxillary nerve, indicating maxillary and/or mandibular fracture with dislocation of the fragments. The symptoms related to the regional anatomy as well as the mechanism of origin of the fracture are discussed.