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Extraoral view of the patient showing restricted mouth opening.
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A 38 years old female patient was referred to our clinic with complaints of severe pain, restricted mouth opening (Figure 1), swelling in the temporalis muscle region, fever, and malaise following the extraction of the upper right third molar tooth.The patient stated that her complaints have started 9 days prior to admission.
Magnetic resonance imaging of the patient that shows abscess formation in the infratemporal space.
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The patient was referred to our clinic when magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed abscess formation in the infratemporal space region (Figure 2).
Extraoral view of the patient 1 week after the surgical drainage of the abscess. Note the increase in the mouth opening.
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The mouth opening reached its normal range on the fifteenth day (Figure 3) and the numbness of the lip recovered completely on the 3rd month.