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. 2016 Nov;6(Suppl 1):S55-S57.
doi: 10.1016/j.jobcr.2015.09.006. Epub 2015 Oct 29.

The rarest cause of impaction of mandibular third molar - A case report

Chandresh Jaiswara  1 , Alka Rani  2 , Neeraj Kumar Dhiman  1
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The rarest cause of impaction of mandibular third molar - A case report

Chandresh Jaiswara et al. J Oral Biol Craniofac Res. 2016 Nov.

Abstract

Mandibular tooth impaction is a very common finding and is usually associated with so many local and systemic causes in which the pathway of tooth eruption is obstructed or misdirected. The local causes are either a local bony lesion or an abnormal position of the adjacent tooth. The case presented here is associated with a very rare cause of impaction, which is the hamartomatus growth of the first and second molars causing the obstruction and leading to the impaction of the adjacent third molar tooth.

Keywords: Impacted thirdmolar; Impaction; Mandibular molar; Odontome; Third molar.

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Extra oral photograph of patient.
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Intra oral photograph.
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OPG radiograph showing odontome and impacted tooth.
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Odontome and tooth after removal.
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Impacted tooth and odontome in anatomical position after removal.
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