Case Report

Year : 2023 | Volume : 8 | Issue : 1 | Page : 28-35

A huge foreign body lodgement in the soft palate (uvula) – A rarest case report with literature review

N B Nagaveni1 , K.V Umashankara2 , N.B Prahlada3 , K.S Ashwini4

1Professor, Department of Pediatric & Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, 2Professor, Department of Implantology, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka, 3Professor, Department of ENT, Basaveshwara Medical College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka, 4 Senior Lecturer, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, SJM Dental College & Hospital, Chitradurga, Karnataka.

Address for Correspondence:

Dr. Nagaveni N.B.

Professor, Department of Pediatric and Preventive Dentistry, College of Dental Sciences, Davangere, Karnataka.

Email: nagavenianurag@gmail.com

Abstract

Foreign body retention in young children is commonly encountered phenomenon during dental practice. Because chewing and keeping of different objects is ususal finding seen in most of children. Foreign body lodgement in both primary and permanent dentition of teeth as well as in the soft tissues of the oral cavity have been reported. But retention of a huge foreign object in the uvula of the soft palate is not reported so far. Therefore the aim of this article is to report such a rarest case of huge foreign object and its successful removal.

Keywords: Children, Foregin body logdement, Pediatric dentist, Soft palate, Uvula

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How to cite this article: Nagaveni, N. B., Umashankara , K., Prahlada , N., & Ashwini , K. (2023). A huge foreign body lodgement in the soft palate (uvula) – A rarest case report with literature review : Case Report. International Journal of Pedodontic Rehabilitation, 8(1), 28–35. https://doi.org/10.56501/intjpedorehab.v8i1.766