title: Foreign body granuloma.
abstract: Foreign bodies can penetrate soft tissues through open wounds, lacerations or through accidents iatrogenically. Among the commonly encountered foreign bodies encountered due to trauma are of glass, metal and wood in nature. We report a case of a 32 year old male who reported to our clinic, complaining of a small wound in the right upper cheek region intraorally since 1 month. Patient had a history of road traffic accident (RTA) 6 months back.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Sequiera
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Joyce
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: B H
authors.initials: BH
authors.lastname: Rao Sripathi
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: Mathew O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Mampilly
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yenepoya Dental College and Hospital, Mangalore, 575018 Karnataka India.
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Firdoose Nyer
keywords: Foreign body; Foreign body granuloma