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Self-induced displacement of a maxillary molar into the lateral pharyngeal space
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville VA Medical Center, TN, USA.
International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
|March 20, 1998
Abstract:
A possible complication of exodontia is accidental tooth displacement. This unusual case presents a 59-year-old man, who displaced a maxillary molar into the lateral pharyngeal space during self-extraction. Management issues are considered.