Abstract
Traumatic lesions in the oral cavity occur frequently in clinical practice. Most of the acute or chronic injuries of soft tissues were aroused from incorrect hygienic procedures or iatrogenic injuries. Origin of these conditions, location and clinical signs may be considerably different. They can appear typically and sometimes present bizarre characteristics. Palatal perforation is a rare condition encountered in the routine dental practice. Hard palate perforation may be seen due to various etiologic factors such as developmental, infections, malignancy. Trauma is known to be one of the rarest causes leading to palatal perforation. This case is being reported for its rarity. Here an unusual case of a 28-year-old male patient with perforation in the midline of hard palate secondary to accidental injury from a horn of a calf. The patient was operated surgically for closure of the hard palate perforation and there were no complications noted on follow up.
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