Abstract
Stapler pin in the mandibular central incisor tooth: an unusual case of foreign body
Highlights
A 22-year-old female reported to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, with a chief complaint of blackish discoloration in left lower front tooth since 2 years
Intraoral periapical radiograph (IOPA) of mandibular anterior region revealed well defined linear, U shaped radiopacity in the coronal portion of 31and ill-defined periapical radiolucency with respect to 31, 41. [Figure 2a] On the basis of radiographic examination, a metallic object was suspected in the pulp chamber of 31, so the patient was again questioned regarding use of any metallic object
The patient revealed using stapler pins several times to clean the food debris lodged in the fractured tooth
Summary
Stapler pin in the Mandibular Central Incisor Tooth: An Unusual Case of Foreign Body.
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