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| Year : 2013 | Volume
: 31
| Issue : 1 | Page : 52-55 |
Tooth fragment embedded in the upper lip after dental trauma: A case report presenting an immediate diagnostic approach and complete rehabilitation
A Agarwal1, U Rehani2, V Rana1, N Gambhir3
1 Reader, Subharti Dental college, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
2 Head Of the Department, Pedodontics, Subharti Dental college, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
3 Postgraduate Student, Department of Pedodontics, Subharti Dental college, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
N Gambhir
A-1/6, Ram Kishor Road, Civil Lines, New Delhi
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0970-4388.112415
Dental traumas are reasonably common, especially in children and adolescents. They are caused by many factors with fall accounting for the most frequent one. Dental trauma requires a special consideration when dental fractures accompany soft tissue lacerations. Dental fragments occasionally penetrate into soft tissue and may cause severe complications. Early diagnosis and surgical removal of these fragments could prevent undesirable foreign body reaction and scarring. This report presents immediate diagnosis and management of a case in which dental fragment was embedded in the lip soft tissue.
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