title: An iatrogenic foreign body (dental bur) in the maxillary antrum: a report of two cases.
abstract: Two cases of foreign bodies of the antrum are reported. One was a turbine bur which presumably entered through an oro-antral fistula after a tooth extraction. The other was also a turbine bur where the mode of entry was not clear (lack of oro-antral fistula), but it presumably entered through the socket of the extracted tooth. The mucosa of the antrum appeared normal in spite of the lengthy presence of the foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Second Department of Oral Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Kyushyu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shinohara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003762:Dental Instruments / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease; D008297:Male; D008443:Maxillary Sinus; D009957:Oroantral Fistula / Q000209:etiology; D011859:Radiography; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects