title: Unknown posttraumatic foreign body in facial region.
abstract: This study emphasizes the importance of scrupulous diagnostic first aid procedures to avoid the consequences of trauma due to a foreign body. Two patients were examined, both with facial trauma showing nonspecific symptoms. Through objective internal and external oral examination complete with clinical and radiographic examinations Three dimensional computed tomography (TC3D), foreign bodies unknown at the time of the trauma were identified. When the foreign bodies had been removed, the ache symptoms disappeared, restoring functionality and the patient's facial appearance. This study shows the need for detailed early diagnosis to achieve correct monitoring and therefore proper treatment for these patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillo-Facial Surgery, II Faculty of Medicine and Surgery at Policlinico S. Andrea Hospital, Rome, Italy. edoardocovelli@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Edoardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Covelli
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Indrizzi
authors.forename: David Sarzi
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Amedè
authors.forename: Giuseppina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fini
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005145:Face; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007742:Labial Frenum / Q000293:injuries; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D009917:Orbital Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014950:Wounds, Penetrating / Q000150:complications; D015051:Zygomatic Fractures / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology