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Table 2 Clinical Symptoms described in eight reported cases

From: Ectopic third molars in the sigmoid notch: etiology, diagnostic imaging and treatment options

Clinical Symptoms described in the eight reported cases

Symptom

Author

Firm hard swelling with complete trismus

Traiger J. et al. 1965 [5]

Trismus and sporadic pain preauricularly

Giardino et al. 1966 [11] (Article in Italian)

Trismus, pain and swelling in preauricular region

Nishijima et al. 1976 [12] (Article in Japanese)

No symptoms

Granite EL et al. 1985 [6]

Slowly growing swelling for two years

Metha DS et al. 1986 [7]

Pain in the preauricular region

Balan N. 1992 [8]

No symptoms

Fidink Y et al. 2015 [9]

Discomfort in the left buccal mucosa

Adachi M. et al. 2015 [10]