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Molar in coronoid process
Volume 28 Number 4
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MOLAR IN CORONOID PROCESS
n March 15, 1967, a 39-year-old white woman was seen in the office for a dental examination. A roentgenogram of the left maxillary molar region revealed a mandibular molar in the left coronoid process (Fig. 1). Lateral jaw and Panorex films confirmed the presence of the tooth in the coronoid process. It was asymptomatic, and the patient was unaware of its presence (Fig. 2). An impacted tooth is usually defined as one that is prevented from erupting because of malposition, lack of space, or other impediments. It is not uncommon to find a tooth displaced because of a pathologic condition, such as a cyst, tumor, etc., or a lack of space. These factors, however, were not present in this patient. The tooth was seen in the superior aspect of the coronoid process of the mandible, an unusual impaction rarely seen. Robert R. D&es, D.D.S. Stanley B. Miller, D.D.S. IIouston, Texas
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MOLAR IN CORONOID PROCESS
n March 15, 1967, a 39-year-old white woman was seen in the office for a dental examination. A roentgenogram of the left maxillary molar region revealed a mandibular molar in the left coronoid process (Fig. 1). Lateral jaw and Panorex films confirmed the presence of the tooth in the coronoid process. It was asymptomatic, and the patient was unaware of its presence (Fig. 2). An impacted tooth is usually defined as one that is prevented from erupting because of malposition, lack of space, or other impediments. It is not uncommon to find a tooth displaced because of a pathologic condition, such as a cyst, tumor, etc., or a lack of space. These factors, however, were not present in this patient. The tooth was seen in the superior aspect of the coronoid process of the mandible, an unusual impaction rarely seen. Robert R. D&es, D.D.S. Stanley B. Miller, D.D.S. IIouston, Texas
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