Intra-oral traumatic implantation: a case report

A case of traumatic implantation of a broken piece of a ball point pen in the pterygomandibular region in a 13-year-old male patient is presented. Removal of the pen shaft was done by blunt dissection and careful manipulation under local anaesthesia. The possible complications of similar cases are e...

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Veröffentlicht in:West African journal of medicine 2005, Vol.24 (1), p.75-76
Hauptverfasser: Bankole, O O, Fasola, A O, Denloyel, O O
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A case of traumatic implantation of a broken piece of a ball point pen in the pterygomandibular region in a 13-year-old male patient is presented. Removal of the pen shaft was done by blunt dissection and careful manipulation under local anaesthesia. The possible complications of similar cases are enumerated.
ISSN:0189-160X
0189-160X
DOI:10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28169