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KMID : 0378019690120050073
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New Medical Journal
1969 Volume.12 No. 5 p.73 ~ p.75
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A Case Report of Facial Paralysis due to Pericoronitis of the lower 3rd molar.
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Abstract
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A 21 years old K. M. C. enlisted man came to the Seoul naval hospital on Jun 5th 1967, complain of asymmetrical facial swelling with facial weakness and painful swelling due to pericoronits on lower left 3rd molar region. Extending from behind the ear through the cervical region. Three days later this patient reveals that facial paralysis was developed._on the affected side.
The patient was given penicillin 1, 500, 000 units and streptomycin 1.0 gram perday for one week. One week later surgical tooth extraction was performed. Following the tooth extraction, physical therapy was done combined with steroid therapy. Two months after therapy, there was complete recovery of the facial nerve and all facial movements were within normal limits.
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