Foreign Body (Tooth) in the Tongue – A Case Report

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Authors

  • Jayachandran Sadaksharam
     Professor & HOD, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College, Affiliated to Tamil Nadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu ,IN
  • Anitha Palanisamy
     Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Tamil Nadu Government Dental College and Hospital, Chennai – 600003, Tamil Nadu ,IN

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18311/jpfa/2022/30857

Keywords:

Foreign Body, Mandibular Central Incisors, Tongue

Abstract

Tooth fragments or foreign objects like obturation materials, broken instruments, restorative materials, needles, and bullets from gunshot injuries occasionally penetrate into soft tissues and may become a potent source of pain and infection. It may cause acute or chronic symptoms. This case report describes a 48-year-old woman with a fractured tooth fragment embedded in the tongue in the past three years and remained asymptomatic. This case emphasizes the importance

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Published

2022-12-12

How to Cite

Sadaksharam, J., & Palanisamy, A. (2022). Foreign Body (Tooth) in the Tongue – A Case Report. Journal of Pierre Fauchard Academy (India Section), 36(3), 109–111. https://doi.org/10.18311/jpfa/2022/30857

Issue

Volume 36, Issue 3, September 2022

Section

Case Report

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