Author/Authors :
Maciel Oliveira, Mirlany Mendes Bucomaxilofacial Surgery and Traumatology Clinical Hospital of the Federal - University of Uberlândia (HC-UFU), Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, Brazil , Franca Acioly, Rodrigo da Department of Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology - Hospital Geral de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil , Dinelly de Souza, Dennis Department of Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology - Hospital Geral de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil , Araújo da Silva, Bruno Department of Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology - Hospital Geral de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil , Carmo Carvalho, Daniel Do Department of Buccomaxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology - Hospital Geral de Roraima, Boa Vista, RR, Brazil
Abstract :
There are various accidents and complications that may occur during extraction of dental elements. The displacement of dental
elements to other facial spaces is one kind of the possible complications, and there may be significant physical and psychological
results for the patient. The treatment for this kind of occurrence may vary from a conservative technique to surgical procedure,
what will depend on clinical characteristics, symptoms, the location of the dental element, and its relation to adjacent structures.
The objective of this article is to report a clinical case of the displacement of a lower third molar tooth into the submandibular
space during its extraction, followed by surgical removal through extraoral approach, with proservation for the next two years
when patient evolved to paresthesia of the inferior alveolar nerve.
