Case Report
1 Head of the Department, Department of Dentistry, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu, Bhutan
2 Dental Unit, Tsirang Hospital; Tsirang, Bhutan
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Head of the Department, Department of Dentistry, Jigme Dorji Wangchuck National Referral Hospital, Thimphu,
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Article ID: 101313Z01KT2022
A rare case of marble being impacted in buccal mucosa is presented. A 25 mm by 25 mm sized marble was found impacted in the buccal space of a 9-year-old male child preoperatively. The boy was originally suspected for a benign swelling and planned for the excisional biopsy under general anesthesia. The case presentation and management of the case are discussed here.
Keywords: Fall, Foreign body, Marble, Oral cavity, Trauma
Karma Tobgyel - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
Tshewang Gyeltshen - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published
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