Safe method of extraction to prevent a deeply-impacted maxillary third molar being displaced into the maxillary sinus

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2013 Jul;51(5):e75-6. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.04.076. Epub 2012 May 4.

Authors

Toshinori Iwai¹, Hiroshi Chikumaru, Maiko Shibasaki, Iwai Tohnai

Affiliation

¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yokohama City University Hospital, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan. iwai104oams@yahoo.co.jp

PMID: 22560787
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2012.04.076

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Foreign Bodies / prevention & control*
Gingiva / surgery
Humans
Maxilla / surgery*
Maxillary Sinus / pathology*
Molar, Third / surgery*
Safety
Surgical Flaps / surgery
Tooth Crown / surgery
Tooth Extraction / instrumentation
Tooth Extraction / methods*
Tooth, Impacted / surgery*