Accidental lodgment of an air gun pellet in the maxillary sinus of a 6-year old girl: A case report

Dental Traumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 178-180

  Mahajan, Mrinalini ^a   Shah, Naseem ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Air gun pellet; Maxillary sinus; Maxillofacial injury

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ANAMNESIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; GUNSHOT INJURY; HUMAN; MAXILLARY SINUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

EID: 2942538524     PISSN: 16004469     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-9657.2003.00191.x-i1     Document Type: Review

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