Accidental Ingestion of Molar Band and Its Management: Maintenance Is Better than Management

Ingestion of a broken part of fixed orthodontic appliance is a potential complication during orthodontic treatment. We report a case of accidental ingestion of molar band and its subsequent diagnosis followed by endoscopic retrieval method. Although prevention of such incidence is the best method at...

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Autores principales: Naragond, Appasaheb, Kenganal, Smitha, Rajasigamani, K., Kumar, N. Sathish
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3580915/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23476819
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/891304
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author Naragond, Appasaheb
Kenganal, Smitha
Rajasigamani, K.
Kumar, N. Sathish
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description Ingestion of a broken part of fixed orthodontic appliance is a potential complication during orthodontic treatment. We report a case of accidental ingestion of molar band and its subsequent diagnosis followed by endoscopic retrieval method. Although prevention of such incidence is the best method at the same time management of such an event is also crucial. The objective of this paper is to draw attention to the potentially serious complications that can occur if preventive techniques are not practiced and also the management of such event.
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spelling pubmed-35809152013-03-09 Accidental Ingestion of Molar Band and Its Management: Maintenance Is Better than Management Naragond, Appasaheb Kenganal, Smitha Rajasigamani, K. Kumar, N. Sathish Case Rep Dent Case Report Ingestion of a broken part of fixed orthodontic appliance is a potential complication during orthodontic treatment. We report a case of accidental ingestion of molar band and its subsequent diagnosis followed by endoscopic retrieval method. Although prevention of such incidence is the best method at the same time management of such an event is also crucial. The objective of this paper is to draw attention to the potentially serious complications that can occur if preventive techniques are not practiced and also the management of such event. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 2013-02-06 /pmc/articles/PMC3580915/ /pubmed/23476819 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/891304 Text en Copyright © 2013 Appasaheb Naragond et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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