title: Foreign body in the mouth and the dilemma in diagnosis: a case report.
abstract: Foreign bodies impaled or stuck in the oral cavity have been reported in literature. The purpose of this case report is to document an embedded foreign object in the maxillary tuberosity region of a 6-month-old baby, mimicking features of a tumor leading to a diagnostic dilemma. This report cautions the clinician faced with diagnosis of tumor in infants to consider the possibility of a foreign body.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Dentistry, SDM School of Dental Sciences, Hospital Dharwad, Karnataka, India. atavargeri@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Anand K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tavargeri
authors.forename: Chava Bhasker
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.forename: Srinath
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thakur
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005887:Gingival Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008437:Maxilla; D008441:Maxillary Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis