title: Displaced polishing discs: two case reports.
abstract: Routine dental treatment is not without its hazards. Two cases of trauma to the buccal soft tissues caused by displaced polishing discs are reported and suggestions made regarding the long-term use and maintenance of dental instruments.
authors.affiliation: Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. pete.liston@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
authors.forename: P N
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Liston
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumara
authors.forename: D C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Tong
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans