Open AccessPartially resorbed unremoved silk sutures after tooth extraction: A unique Case report
Author(s) -
Ertem Sinan Yasin
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.3853
Subject(s) - medicine , irritation , dentistry , silk , surgery , computer science , operating system , immunology
Abstract Suturation may remain in the mouth for a long time due to incomplete information to patients due to inadvertency. Forgotten silk sutures might be sunk and cause irritation into the alveolar mucosa.