An unusual mode of injury-implantation of a broken toothbrush medial to ramus: Report of a case

Journal of Dentistry for Children

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 193-195

  Oza, Nirima ^a   Agrawal, Karoon ^b   Panda, Kasi Nath ^b  

^a Mahatma Gandhi Dental College and Hospital   (India)

^b JAWAHARLAL INSTITUTE OF POSTGRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Foreign body; Implantation

Indexed keywords

CASE REPORT; CHILD; FACE INJURY; FOREIGN BODY; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MANDIBLE; REVIEW; SPHENOID; TOOTH BRUSHING;

CHILD; FACIAL INJURIES; FOREIGN BODIES; HUMANS; MALE; MANDIBLE; SPHENOID BONE; TOOTHBRUSHING;

EID: 0036591043     PISSN: 15518949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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