Du XW, Zhang JB, Xiao SF. Nasal septal foreign body as a complication of dental root canal therapy: A case report. World J Clin Cases 2021; 9(3): 690-696 [PMID: 33553410 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.690]
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Shui-Fang Xiao, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China. xiao_ent@163.com
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Dentistry, Oral Surgery & Medicine
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Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Jan 26, 2021; 9(3): 690-696 Published online Jan 26, 2021. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.690
Nasal septal foreign body as a complication of dental root canal therapy: A case report
Xiao-Wan Du, Jun-Bo Zhang, Shui-Fang Xiao
Xiao-Wan Du, Jun-Bo Zhang, Shui-Fang Xiao, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing 100034, China
Author contributions: Xiao SF was the patient’s surgeon, designed the study, and reviewed the literature; Du XW collected the information, performed the analyses and interpretation of the imaging findings, reviewed the literature, and drafted the manuscript; Zhang JB contributed to data interpretation and manuscript drafting; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Informed consent statement: The patient provided informed written consent prior to the submission of the case.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.
CARE Checklist (2016) statement: The manuscript was edited according to CARE Checklist (2016).
Open-Access: This article is an open-access article that was selected by an in-house editor and fully peer-reviewed by external reviewers. It is distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/Licenses/by-nc/4.0/
Corresponding author: Shui-Fang Xiao, MD, Chief Doctor, Professor, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, No. 8 Xishiku Street, Xicheng District, Beijing 100034, China. xiao_ent@163.com
Received: October 12, 2020 Peer-review started: October 12, 2020 First decision: October 27, 2020 Revised: November 6, 2020 Accepted: November 29, 2020 Article in press: November 29, 2020 Published online: January 26, 2021
Core Tip
Core Tip: In this case report, we present the case of a patient who visited four hospitals/clinics and underwent three surgical procedures for complete removal of a foreign body left during the dental root canal therapy. We consider this case suitable for publication for the following reasons: (1) This is an extremely unusual case. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on multiple nasal septal foreign bodies as a complication of dental root canal therapy; (2) It has educational value. This malpractice case calls for integrity reinforcement across medical institutions, as the foreign body left from the dental root canal therapy was deliberately covered up by the dentist until the foreign body broke. The patient visited four different hospitals/clinics and underwent three surgical procedures until the foreign bodies were totally removed; and (3) It has clinical value as it may provide an answer to the following questions: What should a dentist do when surgical instruments fracture? How to tell if there are two segments of a needle or if there is only one needle and the other segment is an artifact? Which surgical approach is the best for the patient?
