title: The incidental finding of a retained gunshot pellet.
abstract: An 80-year-old woman presented to the restorative department at the Charles Clifford Dental Hospital in Sheffield for a routine review of her dental health with no reported trauma, pain or complications relating to the oral environment. A routine periapical radiograph showed the presence of a foreign object in the right maxillary second premolar region. An unusual case is reported of a retained gunshot pellet lying in the upper buccal mucosa for 70 years without the patient experiencing any pathological signs or symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Adult Dental Care, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
authors.forename: Katharine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wenham
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Craig
authors.forename: Effrosyni
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Tsitrou
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000293:injuries; D016300:Radiography, Bitewing; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot