An Unusual Foreign Object in a Tooth
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https://doi.org/10.60787/njgp.v16i1.105Keywords:
unusual object, staple pin, molar, Foreign bodyAbstract
In dental practice, discovery of a foreign body entrapped within the root canal is not uncommon. The foreign object may have been accidently lodged due to traumatic injury, iatrogenically during treatment or it may be a self‑inflicted injury. The patient usually reports only when he/she experiences pain and then the foreign object is discovered in radiographic examination. In this article, we present a case report of a 43‑year‑old woman with a staple pin lodged in a permanent maxillary first molar.
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