title: Detection of a residual foreign body during root canal treatment.
abstract: A 25-yr old female with a 12-month history of orofacial trauma was referred to us with acute pain with positive percussion of the left mandibular first premolar and swelling in the left-posterior mandibular area. The diagnosis was pulpal necrosis with acute apical abscess. Both preoperative and length determination radiographs revealed a semi-opaque area on the root of the first premolar that was later identified as a residual fragment of windshield left in the soft tissues. Thorough medical record, clinical and radiographic examination may be helpful in the detection of foreign bodies in the orofacial region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontology, School of Dentistry, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece. manos27@otenet.gr
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mazinis
authors.forename: Theodore
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lambrianidis
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Margelos
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000328:Adult; D002680:Chin; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D012390:Root Canal Therapy