Foreign bodies of the hard palate

Palatal foreign body mimicking a neoplasm

“…Foreign bodies of the hard palate are rare occurrences with only limited reported cases in the literature [1,2]. Thorough medline search reveals <20 such cases reported in international literature.…”

“…Ashok Nagar, Madhya Pradesh, India S Somani ( ) E-mail: dr.sunilsomani@gmail.com foreign bodies have been found impacted in palate by various authors. Most frequently reported foreign body has been a nutshelll [1,3]. Wooden piece [4], artificial finger nail [5] embedded as foreign bodies in palate have also been reported.…”

Unusual wooden foreign body in the palate

“…These foreign bodies are usually due to accidental implantation or to iatro genic causes; the most common referring diagnosis in the literature for these cases is a suspected odontogenic tumour. 1,2 Although it is extremely rare, wood can be considered an ideal medium for microbial agents because of its organic nature and porosity, and it is capable of inducing a reparative granuloma forma tion, suppuration or chronic infl amma tion. Infection is more frequent, however, and sometimes wood may also lead to an aseptic foreign body reaction.…”

“…Nut shells, clothing buttons, plastic emblems, screw covers, haemostatic pack, resin tube and a gutta percha have already been described as palatal foreign bodies and the majority of these cases involve infants. 1,2 Often the resulting lesions can lead to a misdiag nosis of odontogenic cysts or tumours. 1,2 Wooden foreign bodies have been previously reported in soft tissue.…”

“…1,2 Often the resulting lesions can lead to a misdiag nosis of odontogenic cysts or tumours. 1,2 Wooden foreign bodies have been previously reported in soft tissue. 3 5 However, to the best of the authors' knowledge, there is no paper describing an intraosseous foreign body associated with the toothpick.…”