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REMOVAL OF A PIERCING BAR IN THE MOUTH FLOOR BY FLUOROSCOPY: REPORT OF A CASE  

Kim, Jae-Won (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Jang, Ji-Young (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Jang, Heon-Soo (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Cha, Du-Won (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
Baek, Sang-Heum (Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Daegu Fatima Hospital)
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Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons / v.34, no.2, 2008 , pp. 196-199 More about this Journal
Abstract
The piercing is increasing in western culture, and has also become gradually popular among Korean teenagers recently However, the accident hap-pens sometimes such as loss of a bar into the tongue or mouth floor during the procedure. Because of the rare cases, few treatment of choices can be made when a bar is lost inside the mouth floor. In this case, the bar was removed under fluoroscope, without giving significant damage to the adjacent structure. 18 years old female patient visited the emergency room in our hospital. She attempted to pierce her tongue herself and could not find the bar which was lost in the mouth floor. The radiographs revealed that the needle was somewhere inside the mouth floor, but if incision were to be made it would be too deep to find the bar. The bar was removed through fluoroscope easily. Primary closure was done by 5-0 Vicryl and stitch-off was done 1 week later. The patient didn't have any speech problems and complications.
Keywords
Fluoroscopy; Piercing;
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