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An unusually placed ectopic mandibular third molar: case report and discussion of management
Author(s) -
Payne K.,
Dickenson A.,
Patel M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
oral surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.156
H-Index - 11
eISSN - 1752-248X
pISSN - 1752-2471
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-248x.2012.01159.x
Subject(s) - medicine , molar , mandibular third molar , dentigerous cyst , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , mandibular first molar , dentistry , orthodontics , cyst , surgery , botany , biology , genus
We present the case of an ectopic mandibular third molar at the lower border of the ramus of the mandible associated with a dentigerous cyst. An extraoral surgical approach using a submandibular incision was used to extract the tooth. We discuss other reports of a similar nature and detail our management of this condition and the rationale for an extraoral surgical approach.