Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns
Fireworks are commonly used in celebrate festive occasions. We present a case of an unusual presentation of intraoral firework injury, which is a very rare case. A fifteen year old boy kept four explosive papercaps wrapped in a small polythene bags in between his left molars and crushed them. This r...
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| author | Patel Chintan Suri Manav Raibagkar Santosh Mehta Devesh |
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| description | Fireworks are commonly used in celebrate festive occasions. We present a case of an unusual presentation of intraoral firework injury, which is a very rare case. A fifteen year old boy kept four explosive papercaps wrapped in a small polythene bags in between his left molars and crushed them. This resulted in a contused lacerated wound over the left buccal mucosa. Patient was treated conservatively with maintenance of intraoral hygiene, antibiotics, proteolytic enzymes and analgesics. It took 18 days for complete healing of the wound. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bb16468d5aa44dcaf5207e9448103c72022-12-22T03:05:38ZengThieme Medical Publishers, Inc.Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery0970-03582005-01-013815455Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burnsPatel ChintanSuri ManavRaibagkar SantoshMehta DeveshFireworks are commonly used in celebrate festive occasions. We present a case of an unusual presentation of intraoral firework injury, which is a very rare case. A fifteen year old boy kept four explosive papercaps wrapped in a small polythene bags in between his left molars and crushed them. This resulted in a contused lacerated wound over the left buccal mucosa. Patient was treated conservatively with maintenance of intraoral hygiene, antibiotics, proteolytic enzymes and analgesics. It took 18 days for complete healing of the wound.http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=1;spage=54;epage=55;aulast=PatelFireworkIntraoralPapercaps |
| spellingShingle | Patel Chintan Suri Manav Raibagkar Santosh Mehta Devesh Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery Firework Intraoral Papercaps |
| title | Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| title_full | Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| title_fullStr | Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| title_short | Unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| title_sort | unusual presentation of firework injury causing intraoral burns |
| topic | Firework Intraoral Papercaps |
| url | http://www.ijps.org/article.asp?issn=0970-0358;year=2005;volume=38;issue=1;spage=54;epage=55;aulast=Patel |
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