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A late mandibular fracture after third molar extractions is a very rare complication. The main etiological factors of it are considered to be age greater than 40, male patients, tooth position, and trauma to the mandible. The main features commonly described by the patients are occurrence after few days of extraction with history of crackling due to fracture of mandible and pain on chewing.Material and Method:   We retrospectively review the treatment chart of mandibular trauma patients and observe cases of fracture mandible angle after third molar surgery. Five patients who reported late mandibular fracture after a third molar extraction were treated either by maxillomandibular fixation (MMF) or by open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) studied.Results:   Out of the 5 patients, 3 were treated with ORIF and 2 were treated with MMF. After maximum follow-ups, all healed well without any complications.Conclusion:   It is observed that all the causative factors should be assessed before any third molar surgery, and that this rare complication should be explained to the patients and written consent should be taken before undergoing any difficult surgical extractions.

Late Mandible Fracture After Surgical Extraction of Mandibular Third Molar: A Retrospective Data From a Tertiary Institute