title: Tooth fragment embedded in the lower lip after dental trauma: case reports.
abstract: Dental traumas are reasonably common, especially in children and adolescents. This report describes two cases in which dental fragments were embedded in the lip soft tissue. Radiographs confirmed the presence of this foreign-body, which were surgically removed under a local anesthesia. Early diagnosis and surgical removal of theses fragments could prevent undesirable foreign-body reaction and scarring. The need in such cases for taking routine facial soft tissue radiographs and chest rx-ray before stating treatment is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Private Practice, Santos city, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandro Costa
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Márcio
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: de Moraes
authors.forename: Eider Guimarães
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.forename: Roger William Fernandes
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: Luis Augusto
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Passeri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008046:Lip; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery