Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (대한구강악안면외과학회)
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Anterior tympanic plate fracture following extraction of the lower molar

  • Kim, Yeon-Ho (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Moon-Key (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Sang-Hoon (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital)
  • Received : 2015.06.22
  • Accepted : 2015.09.05
  • Published : 2016.02.29
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Abstract

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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