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. 2022 Jun 1;3(3):e12756.
doi: 10.1002/emp2.12756. eCollection 2022 Jun.

Man with jaw pain after complicated wisdom tooth extraction

Nicholas Silas  1 , Inongo Agbormbai  1 , Joseph Colla  1
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Man with jaw pain after complicated wisdom tooth extraction

Nicholas Silas et al. J Am Coll Emerg Physicians Open. .
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Figures

FIGURE 1
FIGURE 1
(A) Normal right mandible and masseter. (B) Left masseter edema. Irregularity along the cortical surface of the mandible (red arrow). No evidence of abscess
FIGURE 2
FIGURE 2
Computed tomography scan of partially extracted left mandibular third molar with cortical erosion of the surrounding lateral mandibular bone (red arrow). Asymmetrical swelling of left masseter muscle and superficial soft tissue stranding. No soft tissue fluid collection
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