title: An unusual object in the root canal of a primary tooth - a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Children often have the habit of inserting objects into their mouth. Occasionally, these objects may be accidentally ingested. This may be frightening and stressful both for the child and the parents. In most cases, children avoid informing their parents due to the fear of being punished.
  
  
  METHODS
  This article presents a case of a foreign object embedded in the tooth of a 7-year-old boy. The parents were unaware of the presence of a foreign object in their child's tooth.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The tooth was extracted and the foreign body was retrieved from the canal to avoid any complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Treville
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: Svylvy
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pereira
mesh_terms: D003782:Dental Pulp / Q000473:pathology*; D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000473:pathology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D014094:Tooth, Deciduous / Q000473:pathology*