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Displacement of endodontic instruments in inferior alveolar canal
Nitasha Gandhi1, Sumir Gandhi, Saurab Bither
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.
Abstract:
Endodontic instrument breakage is a common occurrence during root canal treatment but the displacement of the separated instrument into the inferior alveolar canal is rare and has never been reported. We hereby present an unusual case of displacement of a separated instrument in the inferior alveolar canal and its retrieval by a simple technique.
