Open AccessIntra-Oral traumatic implantation: A case report
Author(s) -
Bankole Oo,
Fasola Ao,
Denloyel Oo
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
west african journal of medicine
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0189-160X
DOI - 10.4314/wajm.v24i1.28169
Subject(s) - medicine , blunt , dissection (medical) , surgery
A case of traumatic implantation of a broken piece of a ball point pen in the pterygomandibular region in a 13-year-old male patient is presented. Removal of the pen shaft was done by blunt dissection and careful manipulation under local anaesthesia. The possible complications of similar cases are enumerated.