Displacement of a mandibular third molar root fragment into the pterygomandibular space

Australian Dental Journal

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-71

  Tumuluri, V ^a   Punnia Moorthy, A ^b,c  

^a Sydney Local Health District   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Complications; Computed tomography (CT) scan; Fenestration; Pterygomandibular space

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; MANDIBLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOLAR TOOTH; RADIOGRAPHY; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

ADULT; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MANDIBLE; MOLAR, THIRD; PTERYGOID MUSCLES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH ROOT;

EID: 0036511483     PISSN: 00450421     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1834-7819.2002.tb00307.x     Document Type: Article

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