2024
DOI: 10.1097/scs.0000000000010876
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Unintentionally Retained Elevator Blade Left for 8 Years Causes Mild Chronic Pain

Ian Raby,
Gastón Salas,
Carlos Arroyo

Abstract: Fracture of surgical instruments in dental practice is not usually reported in the literature. Management involves searching for and retrieving the fragment to avoid issues such as infection, swallowing, or aspiration. Although foreign bodies may not cause symptoms for years, some can cause chronic pain. The authors describe herein the unusual case of an unintentionally retained broken elevator blade left for 8 years before being found during an orthodontic evaluation. Panoramic radiography revealed a foreign … Show more

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