Foreign body in the periradicular area

Authors
Srivastava, N Vineeta, N
Citation
N. Srivastava et N. Vineeta, Foreign body in the periradicular area, J ENDODONT, 27(9), 2001, pp. 593-594
Citations number
4
Categorie Soggetti
Dentistry/Oral Surgery & Medicine
Journal title
JOURNAL OF ENDODONTICS
ISSN journal
00992399 → ACNP
Volume
27
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
593 - 594
Database
ISI
SICI code
0099-2399(200109)27:9<593:FBITPA>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
A 12-yr-old child reported to the outpatient department of DAN. (C) Dental College & Hospital with a history of trauma 4 1/2 yr earlier with pain and swelling now present in the upper anterior area for 3 days. A radiograph sh owed the presence of a foreign object in the periapical area of a fractured and discolored maxillary central incisor. Reported here is an unusual case of a straight pin lying in the periradicular area.