A Rare Case of  a Lost Suture Needle during Third Molar Surgery

Sertac Aktop; Gokhan Gocmen; M. Elif Özturk; Onur Gonul; Altan Varol

doi:10.1155/2015/372153

Case Reports in Dentistry (Jan 2015)

A Rare Case of a Lost Suture Needle during Third Molar Surgery

Sertac Aktop,
Gokhan Gocmen,
M. Elif Özturk,
Onur Gonul,
Altan Varol

Affiliations

Sertac Aktop: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey
Gokhan Gocmen: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey
M. Elif Özturk: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey
Onur Gonul: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey
Altan Varol: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Marmara University, 34365 Istanbul, Turkey

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/372153
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

Abstract

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The authors report a case that is started with a simple upper third molar’s surgical extraction and a broken 3.0 suture needle tip incident occurred. Broken fragment’s localization has been detected with 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Needle tip has been reached with the help of CBCT vision. CBCT’s benefits have been discussed on these types of cases and further migration of the needle tip during surgical procedure is reported.

Published in Case Reports in Dentistry

ISSN: 2090-6447 (Print); 2090-6455 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Dentistry
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/2415

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