title: Foreign bodies in facial trauma-report of 3 cases.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Foreign bodies embedded deep in facial tissues presents a challenge to maxillofacial surgeons. Approximately one third of all foreign bodies are missed during initial examination. After facial trauma foreign bodies like grit particles, wooden pieces, thorns, pebbles, glass particles may get embedded into deeper facial tissues which are detected only accidently either with the help of radiographs or at a later stage when patient presents with some signs & symptoms like pain, pus discharge, sinus formation etc. Trauma to maxillofacial region especially after road traffic accidents is one of major cause of embedment of foreign body, but many of these cases go unnoticed. This article contains 3 cases of foreign bodies embedded in facial tissues.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Proper initial examination of facial lacerations with thorough debridement is very essential for finding embedded foreign bodies. Foreign bodies embedded in deeper tissues are missed by surgeon eyes, so whenever in doubt radiographs must be advised to rule out presence of foreign bodies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal-Rahata District, Ahmednagar, 413736 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Rudagi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal-Rahata District, Ahmednagar, 413736 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Rajshekhar
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Halli
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal-Rahata District, Ahmednagar, 413736 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Yogesh
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kini
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal-Rahata District, Ahmednagar, 413736 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Viraj
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kharkhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Rural Dental College, Loni, Tal-Rahata District, Ahmednagar, 413736 Maharashtra India.
authors.forename: Harish
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saluja
keywords: Foreign body; Grid particles; Infection; Maxillofacial trauma