title: Foreign body in the periradicular area.
abstract: A 12-yr-old child reported to the outpatient department of D.A.V. (C) Dental College & Hospital with a history of trauma 41/2 yr earlier with pain and swelling now present in the upper anterior area for 3 days. A radiograph showed the presence of a foreign object in the periapical area of a fractured and discolored maxillary central incisor. Reported here is an unusual case of a straight pin lying in the periradicular area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pedodontics & Preventive Dentistry, D.A.V. (C) Dental College & Hospital, Yamuna Nagar, Haryana State, India.
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Srivastava
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authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vineeta
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008437:Maxilla; D010486:Periapical Tissue; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications