title: An unusual mode of injury-implantation of a broken toothbrush medial to ramus: report of a case.
abstract: Impalement injury and implantation of a foreign body in the oral cavity is common in young children. Typically the child falls with the foreign body in the mouth resulting in implantation of the object at various sites in the oral cavity. It is quite unusual to have the head of a toothbrush with bristles implanted fully in the soft tissue medial to the ramus, in the region of pterygomandibular space, following an injury with a cricket ball without a history of fall. A case of an unusual foreign body implanted at an unusual site by an unusual injury is being presented.
authors.affiliation: Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital, Indira Nagar, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: Nirima
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Oza
authors.forename: Karoon
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Agrawal
authors.forename: Kasi Nath
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Panda
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible; D013100:Sphenoid Bone; D014099:Toothbrushing / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation