IMPACTED INVERTED MAXILLARY THIRD MOLAR WITH UNUSUAL SYMPTOMS

Horizontally placed impacted maxillary wisdom teeth with occlusal surface facing the tuberosity is rather an unusual occurrence. A very few such cases have been reported in the literature. I report one such rare case of a 38 years old female with bizarre complaints of severe pain and numbness over left side of the face in the temperomandibular joint region extending along the zygomatic region associated with blocked and fullness of the left ear and blurring of vision. Its rare that impacted third molar teeth pressurizes the eustachian tube which connects the middle ear space to the back of the nose. Considering all the factors and after weighing risks and benefits, she was treated surgically for relieving her symptoms after careful evaluation.