title: Intra-oral traumatic implantation: a case report.
abstract: A case of traumatic implantation of a broken piece of a ball point pen in the pterygomandibular region in a 13-year-old male patient is presented. Removal of the pen shaft was done by blunt dissection and careful manipulation under local anaesthesia. The possible complications of similar cases are enumerated.
authors.affiliation: Department of Preventive Dentistry, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan.
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Bankole
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Fasola
authors.forename: O O
authors.initials: OO
authors.lastname: Denloyel
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008338:Mandibular Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D009055:Mouth / Q000293:injuries* / Q000601:surgery; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery