Management of self-inflicted dental injuries with various nonsurgical techniques: Case series
| Autor: | Ganesh Ranganath Jadhav, Priya Mittal, Dipali Shah, Umesh Dharmani |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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| Zdroj: | Saudi Endodontic Journal, Vol 6, Iss 3, Pp 148-152 (2016) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2320-1495 1658-5984 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/1658-5984.189354 |
| Popis: | Children have a common habit of exploring carious or traumatically exposed teeth using various foreign objects such as metal screws, staple pins, darning needles, pencil leads, beads, paper clip, and toothpicks, which may sometimes break inside the pulp chamber or root canal. Majority of such cases are asymptomatic and hence diagnosed accidentally on routine radiographic examination. However, embedded foreign objects may sometimes act as a potential source of infection and are convoyed with pain or recurrent swelling. Dentists must be aware of the self-inflicted dental injury, its consequences, and selection of the all-inclusive treatment strategies giving due consideration to cost-benefit ratio of the different treatment options. This case series highlights the possible dental consequences of placing foreign objects in the mouth and various management strategies. Four cases of self-inflicted dental injuries involving patients aged 10–20 years are presented and investigated from the endodontic, pedodontic, and psychiatric viewpoints. In all cases, the cause has been easily identified by clinical appearance corroborated with a good history. This paper discusses a nonsurgical technique to retrieve these objects from the root canal with minimal damage to internal tooth structure. |
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