Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report

Abstract ‘Kissing molars’, were described by Van Hoof in 1973 as when the occlusal surfaces of impacted molars are united by the same follicular space and the roots point in the opposite direction. There are very few published cases in the literature, and it is an extremely rare form of impaction....

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Main Authors: Bilal Aslam‐Pervez, Emma Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-11-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6407
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spelling doaj.art-6a63592e35e6442ab866bfaffd1b0f522022-12-22T03:47:42ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042022-11-011011n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.6407Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case reportBilal Aslam‐Pervez0Emma Carr1Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow UKOral and Maxillofacial Surgery, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow UKAbstract ‘Kissing molars’, were described by Van Hoof in 1973 as when the occlusal surfaces of impacted molars are united by the same follicular space and the roots point in the opposite direction. There are very few published cases in the literature, and it is an extremely rare form of impaction.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6407anaethesiaextractionlocal anestheticmolarparaesthesiarisk
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Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
Clinical Case Reports
anaethesia
extraction
local anesthetic
molar
paraesthesia
risk
title Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
title_full Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
title_fullStr Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
title_short Bilateral ‘kissing’ molars: A case report
title_sort bilateral kissing molars a case report
topic anaethesia
extraction
local anesthetic
molar
paraesthesia
risk
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.6407
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