Surgical removal of third ectopical molar in maxillary sinus – case report

Vol. 12 – Number 46 – 2021 IMPLANT DENTISTRY NOTEBOOK Case report Page 59-63 Surgical removal of third ectopical molar in maxillary sinus – case report Iuri Francisco de Oliveira¹ Marcelo Magalhães Carvalho² Felipe Muniz Aguiar³ Abstract The maxillary sinus is a pneumatic space that, when inside it contains foreign bodies, can trigger infections or inflammations of different severities, causing the appearance of cysts, tumors or the development of chronic sinusitis. Imaging is essential for the correct diagnosis of the case, as well as surgical planning for the removal of the foreign body. The present work aims to describe a clinical-surgical case of a patient with an ectopic third molar in the maxillary sinus, emphasizing the clinical, radiographic characteristics, therapeutic conduct and surgical technique, as well as showing the importance of theoretical and practical knowledge regarding the subject. A 49-year-old female patient attended the university’s dental clinic for surgical removal using the Caldwell-Luc technique of the ectopic upper third molar in the left maxillary sinus. The surgical removal of the ectopic element in the maxillary sinus was effective in the case presented, preventing the patient from future pathologies that could affect the sinus, as well as the symptomatological reduction of sinusitis. Descriptors: Third molar, maxillary sinus, magnetic resonance imaging, oral surgical procedures. ¹ Graduation in Dentistry – UNINILTON. ² Dental Surgeon – UEA, Post-Graduate Specialties in Orthodontics and Oral Maxillofacial Surgery and Traumatology. ³ Graduation in Dentistry – UEA, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeon, Esp. in Temporomandibular Dysfunction and Orofacial Pain – IAES. DOI: 10.24077/2021;1246-5963