Traumatic displacement of maxillary permanent canine into the vestibule of the mouth

Masayasu Iwase; Michiko Ito; Hanon Katayama; Hiroaki Nishijima; Hirokazu Shimotori; Airi Fukuoka; Yoko Tanaka

doi:10.1155/2015/360160

Traumatic displacement of maxillary permanent canine into the vestibule of the mouth

Case Rep Dent. 2015:2015:360160. doi: 10.1155/2015/360160. Epub 2015 Apr 27.

Authors

Masayasu Iwase¹, Michiko Ito², Hanon Katayama³, Hiroaki Nishijima⁴, Hirokazu Shimotori¹, Airi Fukuoka², Yoko Tanaka¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Hakujikai Memorial General Hospital, 5-11-1 Shikahama, Adachi-ku, Tokyo 123-0864, Japan.
² Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Medicine, Tsurumi University, 2-1-3 Tsurumi, Tsurumi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-8501, Japan.
³ Division of Community Based Comprehensive Dentistry, Department of Special Needs Dentistry, School of Dentistry, Showa University, 2-1-1 Kitasenzoku, Ota-ku, Tokyo 145-8515, Japan.
⁴ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Jinkokai Hospital, 3-8-11 Nakamachi, Atsugi, Kanagawa 243-0018, Japan.

Abstract

Dentoalveolar injuries are common and are caused by many factors. Dental trauma requires special consideration when a missing tooth or tooth fracture accompanies soft tissue laceration. A tooth or its fragment occasionally penetrates into soft tissue and may cause severe complications. This report presents a case of delayed diagnosis and management of a displaced tooth in the vestibule of the mouth following dentoalveolar injury. This report suggests that radiography can lead to an early diagnosis and surgical removal of an embedded tooth in the soft tissue.