Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Korean Association of Maxillofacial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons (대한악안면성형재건외과학회)
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Removal of Broken Instruments in Soft Tissue at Mandibular Area Using a Dental Mini C-arm: Case Reports

치과용 소형 C자형 투시장치를 이용한 하악 연조직에 위치한 부러진 기구의 제거: 증례보고

  • Park, Sung-Soo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Yang, Hoon-Joo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University) ;
  • Hwang, Soon-Jung (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Dental Research Institute, Seoul National University)
  • 박성수 (서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 양훈주 (서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강악안면외과학교실) ;
  • 황순정 (서울대학교 치의학대학원 구강악안면외과학교실)
  • Received : 2010.08.04
  • Accepted : 2010.10.07
  • Published : 2010.11.30
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Abstract

Intraoperative breakage of instruments can be occurred unexpectedly. To prevent damage of neighboring important anatomic structures and consequent complications, broken instruments should be removed as soon as possible. There have been several methods to remove broken instruments. One of them is the Carm fluoroscopy which is commonly used for locating metal foreign bodies. However, its application for removal of broken instruments in the oral and maxillofacial area is not common. In our experiences with the removal of two broken instruments in mandibular area, the newly developed dental mini C-arm was used to find broken instrument in soft tissue, because it gives real-time in situ information for the intraoperative location. We report two cases with broken instruments, a broken dental needle in the pterygomandibular space and a broken straight bur in the mandibular angle area. They were identified and could be removed safely using a dental mini C-arm.

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