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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 184-187 |
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Ballistic trauma
Parvathi Devi Munishwar, Apoorva Gupta, Nivedita Bajantri, Anjali Nayak
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Correspondence Address:
Apoorva Gupta
Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Teerthankar Mahaveer Dental College and Research Centre, Moradabad - 244 001, Uttar Pradesh
India
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DOI: 10.4103/0972-1363.195136
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Gunshot injuries are rather serious but uncommon type of trauma in India. Radiologists can contribute substantially in the evaluation and treatment of patients with gunshot wounds. Foreign bodies that enter a patient as a result of trauma are contaminated and produce a range of symptoms. Oral and maxillofacial gunshot injuries are usually fatal due to close proximity with vital structures. Here, we report a case in which radiographic evidence of foreign bodies in the right orofacial region exposed a history of a gunshot injury. The patient did not have any major complaints except for reduced mouth opening. These foreign bodies were clinically silent for approximately 12 years. |
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