Accidental displacement of a high-speed handpiece bur during mandibular third molar surgery: a case report
ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY, vol.105, no.3, 2008 (SCI-Expanded)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 105 Issue: 3
- Publication Date: 2008
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.tripleo.2007.09.017
- Journal Name: ORAL SURGERY ORAL MEDICINE ORAL PATHOLOGY ORAL RADIOLOGY AND ENDODONTOLOGY
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Removal of third molars is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in oral and maxillofacial surgery. This procedure may result in a number of major and minor complications. Accidental displacement of impacted third molars is a complication that occasionally occurs during these operations, but accidental displacement of a high-speed handpiece bur has never been reported in literature before. The aim of this article is to present a rare and previously unreported case of a foreign body in the submandibular space and to review the possible complications seen after third molar surgery.