Cai Heng-Xing, Long Xing, Cheng Yong, Li Xiao-Dan, Jin Hui-Xi
Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, College and Hospital of Stomatology, Key Laboratory for Oral Biomedical Engineering, Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
Dent Traumatol. 2007 Jun;23(3):181-3. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2006.00404.x.
Dental injuries are common following facial trauma. This article presents a rare injury: the dislocation of a third molar into the maxillary sinus after complex mandibular and maxillary tuberosity fractures. The possible mechanism and clinical treatment are discussed.