A foreign body in the maxillaly sinus: Report of 3 cases

Hiroaki MURATA; Shinji KIDA; Kunihiro MIURA; Yoshio ONO; Kentaro JINBA

doi:10.5794/jjoms.33.1024

Japanese Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Online ISSN : 2186-1579
Print ISSN : 0021-5163
ISSN-L : 0021-5163

A foreign body in the maxillaly sinus: Report of 3 cases

Hiroaki MURATA, Shinji KIDA, Kunihiro MIURA, Yoshio ONO, Kentaro JINBA

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Keywords: foreign body, maxillary sinus

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1987 Volume 33 Issue 5 Pages 1024-1027

DOI https://doi.org/10.5794/jjoms.33.1024

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Abstract

Three cases of foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus are presented. These were, part of a dental instrument (carbide bur), fragments of a broken front glass, and teeth.
Case 1: 28-year-old woman. Patient complained of pain and nasal obstruction after extraction of the tooth (7).
Case 2: 21-year-old man. Patient suffered a fracture of the maxillary bone by the traffic accident.
Case 3: 28-year-old man. Patient was dealt a hard blow in the face by a golf club.

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