Foreign Bodies in Facial Trauma-Report of 3 Cases

• Published in: Journal of maxillofacial and oral surgery Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 210 - 213
• Main Authors: Rudagi, B. M., Halli, Rajshekhar, Kini, Yogesh, Kharkhar, Viraj, Saluja, Harish
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Springer-Verlag 01.06.2013; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Abscesses; Case Report; Debridement; Dentistry; Foreign bodies; General anesthesia; Localization; Medical imaging; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Otorhinolaryngology; Pain; Plastic Surgery; Sinuses; Surgeons; Trauma; Ultrasonic imaging; Infection; Foreign body; Grid particles; Maxillofacial trauma
• ISSN: 0972-8279; 0974-942X
• DOI: 10.1007/s12663-010-0072-1

Background Foreign bodies embedded deep in facial tissues presents a challenge to maxillofacial surgeons. Approximately one third of all foreign bodies are missed during initial examination. After facial trauma foreign bodies like grit particles, wooden pieces, thorns, pebbles, glass particles may get embedded into deeper facial tissues which are detected only accidently either with the help of radiographs or at a later stage when patient presents with some signs & symptoms like pain, pus discharge, sinus formation etc. Trauma to maxillofacial region especially after road traffic accidents is one of major cause of embedment of foreign body, but many of these cases go unnoticed. This article contains 3 cases of foreign bodies embedded in facial tissues. Conclusion Proper initial examination of facial lacerations with thorough debridement is very essential for finding embedded foreign bodies. Foreign bodies embedded in deeper tissues are missed by surgeon eyes, so whenever in doubt radiographs must be advised to rule out presence of foreign bodies.