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Tooth fragments lodged in the lower lip after traumatic dental injury: a case report
Author(s) -
Munerato Maria Cristina,
Da Cunha Fernanda Silveira,
Tolotti Adriana,
Paiva Ricardo Losekann
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dental traumatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1600-9657
pISSN - 1600-4469
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-9657.2008.00565.x
Subject(s) - occult , medicine , dentistry , dental trauma , traumatic injury , orthodontics , tooth fracture , radiography , soft tissue , oral cavity , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
– Dental fractures are common trauma complications in the oral cavity. The efficient diagnosis and treatment of dental injury are important elements in clinical dentistry. This article describes a case study of trauma in central maxillary incisors with tooth fragments lodged in the lower lip. Radiographs of the soft structures proved themselves as an important tool in the detection and identification of occult tooth fragments, and play an important role in the establishment of the treatment to be adopted. Also, case follow‐up is of fundamental significance in the preservation and maintenance of compromised structures.