China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery ›› 2024, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (2): 202-205.doi: 10.19438/j.cjoms.2024.02.016

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The bur broken into soft palate during tooth extraction: a case report and literature review

GUO Lei1,2, LEI Rong-chang1,2,*, QU Bin-bin1,2,*, GUO Ge1,2, CHAI An1,2, LUO Ying1,2   

  1. 1. School of Stomatology, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine. Changsha 410208;
    2. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Changsha Municipal Stomatological Hospital. Changsha 410004, Hunan Province, China
  • Received:2023-07-12 Revised:2023-08-15 Published:2024-03-27

Abstract: When high-speed dental handpiece combined with surgical cutting bur are used to remove impacted teeth, instrument separation is rare, and bur breaking into the soft palate is even rarer. This paper reported a rare case in which the bur broke into the soft palate during tooth extraction and was successfully removed under local anesthesia with the help of imaging and 3D visualization techniques. Combined with literature review, this paper discussed the causes of this complication and corresponding treatment methods, and explored how to reduce the occurrence of this complication.

Key words: Impacted mandibular third molar, High-speed dental handpiece, Bur, Complications, Three-dimensional visualization

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