Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter

Key Clinical Message Foreign body ingestion/aspiration can occur during orthodontic procedures that may be of minimal risk or lead to acute medical and life‐threatening emergencies. The present report describes a rare case of retained orthodontic wire fragment in the masticator space for nearly two...

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Main Authors: Chandini R, Saranya R, Murali Balasubramaniam, Ranjini Rajkumar, Safal Dhungel, Snehashish Ghosh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-09-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7895
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author Chandini R
Saranya R
Murali Balasubramaniam
Ranjini Rajkumar
Safal Dhungel
Snehashish Ghosh
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description Key Clinical Message Foreign body ingestion/aspiration can occur during orthodontic procedures that may be of minimal risk or lead to acute medical and life‐threatening emergencies. The present report describes a rare case of retained orthodontic wire fragment in the masticator space for nearly two decades identified as an incidental radiographic finding, highlighting the importance of optimum care in the dental clinic at all times be it surgical or nonsurgical intervention.
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spelling doaj.art-331fa079115646529319be50199088c22023-10-20T06:16:22ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042023-09-01119n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.7895Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounterChandini R0Saranya R1Murali Balasubramaniam2Ranjini Rajkumar3Safal Dhungel4Snehashish Ghosh5Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaDepartment of Oral Pathology Sathyabama Dental College and Hospital Chennai Tamil Nadu IndiaNMC Speciality Hospital Abu Dhabi UAEDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur NepalDepartment of Oral Pathology College of Medical Sciences Bharatpur NepalKey Clinical Message Foreign body ingestion/aspiration can occur during orthodontic procedures that may be of minimal risk or lead to acute medical and life‐threatening emergencies. The present report describes a rare case of retained orthodontic wire fragment in the masticator space for nearly two decades identified as an incidental radiographic finding, highlighting the importance of optimum care in the dental clinic at all times be it surgical or nonsurgical intervention.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7895aspirationdentistryforeign bodyingestionradiograph
spellingShingle Chandini R
Saranya R
Murali Balasubramaniam
Ranjini Rajkumar
Safal Dhungel
Snehashish Ghosh
Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
Clinical Case Reports
aspiration
dentistry
foreign body
ingestion
radiograph
title Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
title_full Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
title_fullStr Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
title_full_unstemmed Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
title_short Elusive long‐standing intraoral foreign body: A rare encounter
title_sort elusive long standing intraoral foreign body a rare encounter
topic aspiration
dentistry
foreign body
ingestion
radiograph
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.7895
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