title: Impacted earring clip visible on panoramic radiograph.
abstract: Earrings are very popular jewelry and ear piercing is performed in very young children. Complications that have been reported in the literature are mainly dermatologic, ranging from embedded foreign body to pressure sores in the post-auricular region. During panoramic radiographic evaluation, precise examination of this area can be used to determine the presence of foreign bodies. In this case, a patient referred to our clinic with panoramic film for an impacted third molar who was not aware of an earring clip impacted in her ear lobe is presented.
authors.affiliation: Gazi University, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Atac
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sancar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D046288:Body Piercing / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004431:Ear, External / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries*; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011862:Radiography, Panoramic