title: Tooth fragments lodged in the lower lip after traumatic dental injury: a case report.
abstract: Dental fractures are common trauma complications in the oral cavity. The efficient diagnosis and treatment of dental injury are important elements in clinical dentistry. This article describes a case study of trauma in central maxillary incisors with tooth fragments lodged in the lower lip. Radiographs of the soft structures proved themselves as an important tool in the detection and identification of occult tooth fragments, and play an important role in the establishment of the treatment to be adopted. Also, case follow-up is of fundamental significance in the preservation and maintenance of compromised structures.
authors: Pontifical Catholic University of The State of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil. mcmunerato@terra.com.br
authors: Maria Cristina
authors: MC
authors: Munerato
authors: Fernanda Silveira
authors: FS
authors: da Cunha
authors: Adriana
authors: A
authors: Tolotti
authors: Ricardo Losekann
authors: RL
authors: Paiva
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003790:Dental Pulp Necrosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008046:Lip / Q000601:surgery; D008437:Maxilla; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications*