DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2020.v07i01.001

Pages: 1-3

Maxillary molars are usually displaced during forceful extraction into the maxillary sinus and rarely into the infratemporal fossa. Foreign bodies displaced into infratemporal fossa are challenging to manage due to its anatomical location and adjacent vital structures. The most commonly associated complications due to displaced foreign bodies into infratemporal fossa are haemorrhage, infection, pain, swelling, trismus etc. This article presents a rare case of accidentally displaced maxillary right third molar root stump into the adjacent infratemporal fossa during the extraction, which was diagnosed based on clinical and radiological examinations. There are various surgical modalities for removal of displaced root stump.