| Literature DB >> 19194677 |
Ramona Nicolas1, Georg Eggers, Gerda Komposch.
Abstract
We present the unusual case of a patient who lost an orthodontic archwire after having, via manipulation, detached it from the brackets. It was only on a routine radiograph at the end of treatment that the archwire was found in the patient's nasal cavity, where it had failed to cause any symptoms! We discuss the treatment following the inhalation and ingestion of foreign bodies in orthodontics, as well as their prevention.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19194677 DOI: 10.1007/s00056-009-8806-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Orofac Orthop ISSN: 1434-5293 Impact factor: 1.938