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Asociación Mexicana de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, Colegio Mexicano de Cirugía Bucal y Maxilofacial, A.C.

2013, Number 1

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Rev Mex Cir Bucal Maxilofac 2013; 9 (1)

Ectopic third molar in condylar region. Case report and literature review

Carrillo RJ, Inzunza EH, Ibarra GFJ

Language: Spanish
References: 16
Page: 32-35
PDF size: 184.94 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Ectopic placement of third molars is relatively rare. Radiographically can be found in asymptomatic patients on mandibular angle, sigmoid notch, process coronoid or mandibular condyle. There are a few cases reported in the literature about ectopic third molar in the mandibular condyle. The reason as to why third molars are sometimes ectopically placed is unknown; however, anomalous development, trauma, aberrant eruption and/or odontogenic tumors are all theories that have been postulated. In this article we made a literature review and we describe an ectopic third molar in the mandibular condyle valued in the Hospital General «Dr. Darío Fernández Fierro», ISSSTE.


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