Marginal periodontitis with alveolar bone loss in lower deciduous incisor due to drinking straw-like plastic tube: Three case reports

Abstract

We present three cases of marginal periodontitis with alveolar bone loss due to the presence of a drinking straw-like plastic tube in the periodontal pocket of a lower deciduous incisor. The plastic tube was removed using diamond tweezers in all cases. The results suggest that the symptoms of periodontitis disappear quickly after removal of the plastic tube in such cases and that the affected tooth is normally replaced with the succedaneous tooth. However, while recovering to some extent, the alveolar bone supporting the affected tooth is unlikely to return to normal. This indicates the importance of raising awareness of this problem among dentists and encouraging manufacturers to improve the design and color of such tubes if this type of accident is to be avoided. plastic tubes in the periodontal pocket over the crown of a deciduous incisor in infants and assess the prognosis for periodontitis and alveolar bone loss. Case 1A Japanese girl aged 1 year 7 months was referred to the Pediatric Dental Clinic of Tokyo Dental College Chiba Hospital by her family dentist for treatment of traumatic injury to the lower anterior region of the mandible. At the age of 1 year 4 months, she had been taken to the same dentist for injury to the bilateral deciduous lower central incisors due to a collision with a table. However, at that time, no significant symptoms were observed and she had not undergone any treatment. The dentist had, however, pointed out a morphological defect in her lower left deciduous central incisor completely unrelated to the injury. Her mother informed us that the girl had become distressed and consequently began touching the lower anterior

"Ring-Like Mass" Surrounding the Cervix of a Primary Incisor. Report of a Challenging Case

“…On the other hand, lodgement of a circular foreign object in the cervix of a tooth has been only rarely reported [10][11][12][13][14]. FBs surrounding teeth may extend to the periodontal tissues, causing FB gingivitis [15].…”

“…A foreign object could be also entrapped in the periodontal tissues without directly affecting the regional teeth. Incisors seem to be the most common teeth involved [11][12][13]. The majority of such FBs were made of plastic, while the most "dangerous" object detached was a metal ring [10].…”