Open AccessA case of embedded staple pin in the root canal: Management and microbiological analysis
Author(s) -
Brinda Suhas Godhi,
Naveen Yadav,
Sanjay Kumar,
Raghavendra Shanbhog,
M Sumana,
S Rashmi
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
dental hypotheses
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.164
H-Index - 10
ISSN - 2155-8213
DOI - 10.4103/2155-8213.128112
Subject(s) - root canal , dentistry , foreign bodies , foreign body , medicine , pulp (tooth) , maxillary central incisor , lesion , orthodontics , surgery
The presence of foreign object in the root canal is one of the challenging occurrences in endodontic therapy. The possibility of these foreign objects getting impacted into the tooth is more when pulp chamber is open either due to trauma or due to large carious lesion. We herewith report a case of a 12-year-old boy who presented with staple pin lodged in the root canal of maxillary right permanent central incisor. We also describe the management of the case and microbiological analysis of the foreign body