Abstract
Displacement of impacted teeth is a rarely reported complication) -3 The most common sites of dislodgment are the maxillary sinus and submandibular space. 4 Because there is often dehiscence of the overlying lingual bone, and the mandibular third molar roots may be actually sitting in the submandibular space, root fragments or the entire tooth may be displaced into it during extraction. 5,6 This report describes an unusual case of an impacted mandibular third molar that was displaced into the lateral pharyngeal space.
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