Anterior tympanic plate fracture following extraction of the lower molar.

J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.

Published: February 2016

The present case report describes an external auditory canal injury following extraction of the lower molar. The external auditory canal was torn in the same fashion that occurs in an anterior tympanic plate fracture. This case demonstrates one of the rare complications associated with dental extractions.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4761574PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.5125/jkaoms.2016.42.1.51DOI Listing

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