Long Standing Intra-oral Foreign Body: A Rare Case Report

Foreign bodies are rare entities in the Oral and Maxillofacial region. The etiology is either traumatic, iatrogenic or due to inadvertent placement. Some foreign bodies show an immediate inflammatory reaction, infected granuloma formation, pus discharge, sinus tract formation etc. However, some remain asymptomatic for a long time and shows a delayed reaction. Diagnosis and management of the foreign body depends on multiple factors like clinical sign and symptoms, size and composition of foreign body, anatomic relation to different vital structures etc. This paper aims to present a rare case of a toy gun pellet located in upper left alveolus giving a delayed inflammatory reaction after 38 years.