Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case report
Abstract Background Parafunctional oral habits are known to cause deleterious effects on maxillofacial structures. One such effect is traumatic injuries secondary to chewing inanimate objects like pencils. Following trauma, the lead of the pencil has been reported to embed in the soft tissue of the...
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doaj-0132174b62b54364980e71ac913fc8bc2020-11-25T04:11:58ZengBMCBMC Pediatrics1471-24312020-11-012011310.1186/s12887-020-02428-8Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case reportAnka Sharma0Vikrant O. Kasat1Amit R. Parate2Anirudh Upmanyu3Jaishri S. Pagare4Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and HospitalDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and HospitalDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and HospitalDepartment of Dentistry, Jag Pravesh Chandra HospitalDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Government Dental College and HospitalAbstract Background Parafunctional oral habits are known to cause deleterious effects on maxillofacial structures. One such effect is traumatic injuries secondary to chewing inanimate objects like pencils. Following trauma, the lead of the pencil has been reported to embed in the soft tissue of the oral cavity, appearing as a grayish pigmentation (graphite tattoo). However, such pigmentation has never been reported in the hard tissue (teeth). Case presentation We hereby report an interesting, first of its kind case in a four-year-old female child. She had been misdiagnosed and referred for the management of a carious tooth; which was, in reality, an exogenous deposit. Conclusions The authors highlight the impact of comprehensive history taking on arriving at the diagnosis. Counselling of the child and the parents goes a long way in flouting such deleterious habits.http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02428-8AmalgamDepositGraphiteHabitsCase report |
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Anka Sharma Vikrant O. Kasat Amit R. Parate Anirudh Upmanyu Jaishri S. Pagare Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case report BMC Pediatrics Amalgam Deposit Graphite Habits Case report |
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Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case report |
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Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case report |
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Amalgam restoration or just a deposit? A riveting incidental finding- a case report |
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amalgam restoration or just a deposit? a riveting incidental finding- a case report |
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Abstract Background Parafunctional oral habits are known to cause deleterious effects on maxillofacial structures. One such effect is traumatic injuries secondary to chewing inanimate objects like pencils. Following trauma, the lead of the pencil has been reported to embed in the soft tissue of the oral cavity, appearing as a grayish pigmentation (graphite tattoo). However, such pigmentation has never been reported in the hard tissue (teeth). Case presentation We hereby report an interesting, first of its kind case in a four-year-old female child. She had been misdiagnosed and referred for the management of a carious tooth; which was, in reality, an exogenous deposit. Conclusions The authors highlight the impact of comprehensive history taking on arriving at the diagnosis. Counselling of the child and the parents goes a long way in flouting such deleterious habits. |
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Amalgam Deposit Graphite Habits Case report |
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http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12887-020-02428-8 |
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