Annals of Dentistry 2020;27(1):66-68

doi:10.22452/adum.vol27no10

Rare Morphology of The Third Maxillary Molar and Potential Complications in its Extraction

Siti Mazlipah Ismail 1 ; Firdaus Hariri 1

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Keywords

Maxillary third molar, Root morphology, difficult extraction

Country

Malaysia

Language

English

Abstract

There is a wide variation in the morphology of third maxillary molar which can be difficult to be identified radiographically. We present a case of a 26 year-old Yemeni female patient presented with difficult extraction of her left maxillary third molar. The extracted tooth showed a rare variation of root morphology, having four roots with three roots curving palatally at the apices. This report emphasized the potential complex morphological variation of maxillary third molar which may lead to the difficulty of a routine straight forward procedure thus needing careful extraction maneuvering to prevent any complications.