Displaced polishing discs: two case reports.
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.
Liston
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Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. pete.liston@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Kumara
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Tong
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D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D002610:Cheek; D003762:Dental Instruments; D003775:Dental Polishing / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies; D006801:Humans