In their report, the authors state that the patient had been drinking and "dancing like crazy" 8 days after the mandibular third molar removal. Should "drinking" also be inside the quotation marks? How much and what type of alcohol was consumed? All our third molar extraction patients are instructed not to consume alcohol, including mouthwash, not to perform exertional activity for 2 weeks, and not to fly for 3 weeks after tooth removal. Rather than being concerned about microfractures or internal bleeding with no external bleeding from the dancing, should not the known neurolytic properties of ethanol as a possible etiology have been addressed?
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