title: The importance of soft tissue examination in post-traumatic decision-making: a case report.
abstract: Dental and facial traumas involving teeth and supporting tissues are common sports-related injuries. In this case report treatment of a 23-year-old student who had been elbowed by an opponent player during a basketball game, which caused oblique fractures on both maxillary incisor teeth is presented. The patient presented 17 days following trauma having completed full recovery of soft tissues. A fragment of upper incisor tooth had been embedded in lower lip at the time of trauma, which was covered by healing tissues. At the 1 month control the patient complained of a hard structure in his lower lip. The elusive broken fragment was revealed by a radiograph and then removed surgically. This case report is a good example of the importance of the training of general dentists about sports-related traumatic injuries as well as emphasising the importance of the use of mouthguards during contact sports.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endodontics, Hacettepe University, Sıhhiye Ankara, Turkey. altundasar@gmail.com
authors.forename: Emre
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Altundasar
authors.forename: Burak
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Demiralp
mesh_terms: D000134:Acid Etching, Dental / Q000379:methods; D001490:Basketball / Q000293:injuries; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000737:chemistry; D003657:Decision Making; D003764:Dental Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007180:Incisor / Q000293:injuries*; D008046:Lip / Q000293:injuries*; D008297:Male; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D012390:Root Canal Therapy / Q000379:methods; D014084:Tooth Avulsion / Q000150:complications*; D014082:Tooth Fractures / Q000150:complications*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D003188:Composite Resins; D003764:Dental Materials; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; C425843:Prime and Bond NT; C420128:Spectrum composite resin