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Repeated removal of a temporary dressing as an attention‐seeking device
Author(s) -
TREASURE E. T.,
TREASURE P.
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
international endodontic journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.988
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1365-2591
pISSN - 0143-2885
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2591.1990.tb00096.x
Subject(s) - root canal , dentistry , medicine , incisor , orthodontics
Summary. A case is reported in which endodontic treatment of an upper central incisor was delayed by repeated failure of the temporary dressing. The cause of failure was not identified until a sewing needle was found lodged in the canal. The patient had repeatedly removed the dressing, possibly in an effort to gain attention.