• General dentistry · Nov 2010

    Case Reports

    Use of cone beam computed tomography to detect and remove a broken suture needle.

    • Ali Hassani, Mohammamed Hosein Kalantar Motamedi, Roozbeh Sadrimanesh, Masood Varshosaz, Roya Moshiri, Seyed Aliakbar Vahdati, and Pooyan Sadr-Eshkevari.
    • Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Azad University Tehran, Iran.
    • Gen Dent. 2010 Nov 1;58(6):534-6.

    AbstractSuture needles can break when they are used to suture the oral mucosa, especially if they have been bent or if excessive force is applied. Several retrieval modalities have been discussed in the literature; these have focused mainly on locating the needle. Although the segment often is found and removed by the surgeon during the procedure, more extensive procedures and paraclinical diagnostics may be necessary. This article presents a case in which a lost suture needle was located using a cone beam computed tomography scan and retrieved via surgery.

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