Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion – ultrasound and CT imaging
Dublin Core
Title
Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion – ultrasound and CT imaging
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion – ultrasound and CT imaging
Subject
Animal attack
Bull
Dental trauma
Bull
Dental trauma
Description
Introduction: Traumatic injury to upper alveolus may result in apical displacement of the affected tooth/teeth
into the underlying alveolar bone. The tooth while being driven into the socket under the upwardly directed
impact force usually causes a crushing fracture of the alveolar socket bone. The tooth may also be displaced
through the labial plate of bone or may even impinge upon the bud of the permanent tooth.
Case report: We present a case of tooth intrusion due to bull horn injury and its imaging features on ultrasound
and CT scan.
Discussion: Most common teeth involved in dental trauma in children of 6 to 12 year age group, are the maxillary
anteriors, and this age group also constitutes the most common group in whom tooth intrusion is seen. Tooth
intrusion usually involves a single dental element. Common etiologic causes are injuries, falls, sports accidents,
violence and traffic accidents. Traumatic intrusion due to injury by animals is rarely described and is more
commonly seen in less developed areas that too in rural set-up where man-animal encounters are frequent.
Conclusion: In such cases, whenever the conventional imaging modalities like the X-rays such as intra oral periapical
views and orthopantomograms are unavailable, or where use of ionizing radiation is a grave concern
(especially in children and pregnant patients), ultrasonography offers a non-invasive diagnostic imaging method
which helps in diagnosis of the condition and also helps in supplementing the clinical information, thereby
helping in better understanding of the underlying condition.
into the underlying alveolar bone. The tooth while being driven into the socket under the upwardly directed
impact force usually causes a crushing fracture of the alveolar socket bone. The tooth may also be displaced
through the labial plate of bone or may even impinge upon the bud of the permanent tooth.
Case report: We present a case of tooth intrusion due to bull horn injury and its imaging features on ultrasound
and CT scan.
Discussion: Most common teeth involved in dental trauma in children of 6 to 12 year age group, are the maxillary
anteriors, and this age group also constitutes the most common group in whom tooth intrusion is seen. Tooth
intrusion usually involves a single dental element. Common etiologic causes are injuries, falls, sports accidents,
violence and traffic accidents. Traumatic intrusion due to injury by animals is rarely described and is more
commonly seen in less developed areas that too in rural set-up where man-animal encounters are frequent.
Conclusion: In such cases, whenever the conventional imaging modalities like the X-rays such as intra oral periapical
views and orthopantomograms are unavailable, or where use of ionizing radiation is a grave concern
(especially in children and pregnant patients), ultrasonography offers a non-invasive diagnostic imaging method
which helps in diagnosis of the condition and also helps in supplementing the clinical information, thereby
helping in better understanding of the underlying condition.
Creator
Rohan Bhoila, Manmohan Bramtab, Rohit Bhoilc
Source
www.elsevier.com/locate/afjem
Publisher
afem
Date
12 December 2019
Contributor
peri irawan
Format
pdf
Language
english
Type
text
Files
Citation
Rohan Bhoila, Manmohan Bramtab, Rohit Bhoilc, “Jurnal Internasional Afrika vol. 10 issue 2 2020
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion – ultrasound and CT imaging,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2421.
African Journal of Emergency Medicine
Bull horn injury causing traumatic tooth intrusion – ultrasound and CT imaging,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed November 21, 2024, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/2421.