Dento-alveolar and facial injury caused by air gun pellets.
Recent changes in the law concerning air gun ownership have made air guns a topical subject and many have called for even tighter restrictions. A case of accidental injury during play with an air rifle is described. It highlights the dental and soft tissue damage that can arise from an injury from such a 'toy' and outlines its subsequent management.


CONCLUSIONS
This case highlights the problems that any dental practitioner may have to deal with when faced with the consequences of air-pellet injuries.
Colgan
Laura
L
Monklands Hospital, Aidrie, Scotland.
Shannon
Diane
D
D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D005389:Firearms / Q000145:classification; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D022125:Lacerations / Q000209:etiology; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D014059:Tongue / Q000293:injuries*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000209:etiology*; D014948:Wounds, Gunshot / Q000150:complications*