The incidental finding of a retained gunshot pellet.
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.
Wenham
Katharine
K
Department of Adult Dental Care, School of Clinical Dentistry, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Craig
Sally
S
Tsitrou
Effrosyni
E
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