Indian Journal of Dental Research

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Year
: 2011  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 5  |  Page : 736-

Displacement of endodontic instruments in inferior alveolar canal


Nitasha Gandhi, Sumir Gandhi, Saurab Bither 
 Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Correspondence Address:
Sumir Gandhi
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Christian Dental College, CMC, Ludhiana, Punjab
India

Endodontic instrument breakage is a common occurrence during root canal treatment but the displacement of the separated instrument into the inferior alveolar canal is rare and has never been reported. We hereby present an unusual case of displacement of a separated instrument in the inferior alveolar canal and its retrieval by a simple technique.


How to cite this article:
Gandhi N, Gandhi S, Bither S. Displacement of endodontic instruments in inferior alveolar canal.Indian J Dent Res 2011;22:736-736


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Gandhi N, Gandhi S, Bither S. Displacement of endodontic instruments in inferior alveolar canal. Indian J Dent Res [serial online] 2011 [cited 2023 May 31 ];22:736-736
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