Pterygoid process fracture during dental extraction – an unusual complication

Authors

  • Gustavo Almeida Souza Universidade Estadual de Campinas http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1040-1273
  • Zarina Tatia Santos Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Alexander Tadeu Sverzut Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Luciana Asprino Universidade Estadual de Campinas
  • Márcio de Moraes Universidade Estadual de Campinas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6523.2017.3.28632

Keywords:

minor surgical procedures, intraoperative complications, third molar.

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: The extraction of the upper third molar is a simple and common procedure in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery daily practice. Infection, facial swelling, trismus, wound dehiscence, root fracture, oroantral fistula, iatrogenic displacement, fracture of the maxillary tuberosity are some of the complications that can occur during third molar extraction.
CASE DESCRIPTION: In this article, an unusual fracture of the pterygoid process during upper third molar extraction and a minimally invasive technique for treatment are described.
CONCLUSION: It is important to recognize the fracture and not remove the fragment before a complementary image exam, it will guide the type of treatment that should be use.

Author Biography

Gustavo Almeida Souza, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Department of Oral Diagnosis, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Division, Piracicaba Dental School, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba - SP, Brazil.

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Published

2018-03-23

Issue

Vol. 32 No. 3 (2017)

Section

Case Report

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