%0 Journal Article
%T A rare complication following maxillary third molar extraction: infratemporal fossa abscess
%A S£¿d£¿ka Sinem Soydan
%A Burak Bayram
%A G£¿rkem M¨¹ft¨¹o£¿lu
%J Cumhuriyet Dental Journal
%D 2012
%I Cumhuriyet University Faculty of Dentistry
%R 10.7126/cdj.2012.1599
%X Infratemporal fossa abscess formation is a very rare and life threatening condition and also its differential diagnosis is a very difficult process. Infratemporal fossa abscess following the non-infected, asymptomatic, erupted maxillary third molar extraction in a young and healthy patient is an unexpected and unusual complication. A 25 years old, male patient with a significant infratemporal fossa abscess and his treatment protocol was presented in this case report.
%K Infratemporal fossa abscess
%K infratemporal fossa infection
%K intraoral drainage
%K third molar extraction
%U http://dergi.cumhuriyet.edu.tr/ojs/index.php/dishekimligi/article/view/1599