title: Traumatic displacement of maxillary permanent canine into the vestibule of the mouth.
abstract: Dentoalveolar injuries are common and are caused by many factors. Dental trauma requires special consideration when a missing tooth or tooth fracture accompanies soft tissue laceration. A tooth or its fragment occasionally penetrates into soft tissue and may cause severe complications. This report presents a case of delayed diagnosis and management of a displaced tooth in the vestibule of the mouth following dentoalveolar injury. This report suggests that radiography can lead to an early diagnosis and surgical removal of an embedded tooth in the soft tissue.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Hakujikai Memorial General Hospital, 5-11-1 Shikahama, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0864, Japan.
authors.forename: Masayasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iwase
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Michiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.affiliation: Division of Community Based Comprehensive Dentistry, Department of Special Needs Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8515, Japan.
authors.forename: Hanon
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Katayama
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Jinkokai Hospital, 3-8-11 Nakamachi, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0018, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nishijima
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Hakujikai Memorial General Hospital, 5-11-1 Shikahama, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0864, Japan.
authors.forename: Hirokazu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Shimotori
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Airi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fukuoka
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Hakujikai Memorial General Hospital, 5-11-1 Shikahama, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0864, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tanaka