Journal of Korean Dental Science

Korean Academy of Dental Science (대한치의학회)
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Unusual Plastic-Metal Foreign Body in the Mandible

  • Kwon, Yong-Dae (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Jung-Kyo (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Lee, Baek-Soo (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center) ;
  • Kim, Yeo-Gab (Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Kyung Hee University Medical Center)
  • Received : 2009.08.17
  • Accepted : 2009.09.28
  • Published : 2009.12.30
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Abstract

A foreign body may present diagnostic difficulties. If the foreign body has been in existence for a long time, the diagnosis may be even more complex. This report shows an unusual foreign body that turned out to be the cap of a ball point pen.

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