NDLI: Dental root elevator embedded into a subgingival caries: a case report

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Author	Miranda-Rius, Jaume Brunet-Llobet, Lluís Lahor-Soler, Eduard Mrina, Ombeni Ramírez-Rámiz, Albert
Abstract	Background Breakage of surgical instruments is a rare complication. A mistake in operator technique or sub-standard/aged tools could lead to this type of accident. A tooth elevator is an instrument used in minor oral surgical procedures to luxate the tooth or fractured root from its socket. The authors have not found any previously published cases reporting the breakage of a tooth elevator tip which then remained as a foreign body in a hidden caries cavity. Case presentation A 28-year-old African black male was referred to a hospital in Tanzania for an intraoral radiography. The patient explained that six months previously his mandibular left third molar had been extracted. Whilst the healing process had been satisfactory, he had recently experienced acute oral pain in this region. The dental X-ray showed an image consistent with a piece of broken metal embedded in a distal subgingival caries at the mandibular left second molar. Conclusion Oral and dental surgeons should take particular care when employing metal instruments with strong force in poorly visible areas. A radiographic study should be carried out when instrument breakage occurs. If an unexpected accident takes place during a surgical procedure, the patient must be informed in accordance with ethical codes, and suitable measures adopted to resolve the issue.
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Page Count	4
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ISSN	17560500
DOI	10.1186/s13104-015-1011-5
Journal	BMC Research Notes
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	8
Language	English
Publisher	BioMed Central
Publisher Date	2015-02-28
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Biomedicine Medicine Public Health Life Sciences Tooth elevator Instrument breakage Radiological finding Surgical stainless steel Medicine/Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Case study
Subject	Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology Medicine
Journal Impact Factor	1.6/2023

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