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Restricted mouth opening
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Patil Dental College and Hospital, with a chief complaint of pain, swelling in the right side of face for 5 days and inability to open the mouth for 2 days [Figure 1].
Preoperative orthopantomography showing a multitude of pathologies
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Radiological investigations revealed a radiolucent lesion with radiopaque mass in the right posterior region of the mandible [Figure 2].
Incision and drainage under sedation
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Placement of corrugated drain postdrainage
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Exposure of the underlying pathology
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In the second phase, calcified lesion along with soft tissue lining and impacted molar was removed under general anesthesia [Figures 5-7].
Exposure of impacted tooth
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In the second phase, calcified lesion along with soft tissue lining and impacted molar was removed under general anesthesia [Figures 5-7].
Specimen excised
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F7
In the second phase, calcified lesion along with soft tissue lining and impacted molar was removed under general anesthesia [Figures 5-7].
Histopathological examination suggestive of complex odontome
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Histopathological report showed the evidence of complex odontome associated with dentigerous cyst posterior to the odontome [Figure 8].