A Case of Wood Fragment Foreign Body in the Masseter Muscle

Abstract

We report a case of foreign body in the masseter muscle. A 73-year-old man sustained a small laceration of the left submandibular region during a fall onto a bush. Thereafter, he could not open his mouth fully. Ultrasound, CT and MRI imaging demonstrated a foreign body in the masseter muscle. Following removal of the wood fragment, trismus was improved.