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An unusual object in the root canal of a primary tooth - a case report
Treville Pereira1, Svylvy Pereira
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Padmashree Dr D Y Patil Dental College and Hospital, Navi Mumbai, India.
Background:
Children often have the habit of inserting objects into their mouth. Occasionally, these objects may be accidentally ingested. This may be frightening and stressful both for the child and the parents. In most cases, children avoid informing their parents due to the fear of being punished.
Case Report:
This article presents a case of a foreign object embedded in the tooth of a 7-year-old boy. The parents were unaware of the presence of a foreign object in their child's tooth.
Conclusion:
The tooth was extracted and the foreign body was retrieved from the canal to avoid any complications.
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