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Photograph showing scarring and discoloration of the lower lip.
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Fig1
Clinical examination showed scarring and discoloration of the skin to the right of the midline of the external aspect of the lip [Figure 1].
Radiograph of the lip showing the radiopaque tooth fragment.
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Fig2
Suspecting a foreign body, a radiograph of the lip was taken, which showed a radiopaque structure similar to that of the fractured tooth fragment [Figure 2].
Exposure of the embedded tooth fragment.
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Fig3
A small incision was made under local anesthesia in the proximity of the hard mass, which exposed the embedded tooth fragment [Figure 3].
Postoperative photograph after suturing.
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Fig4
The tooth fragment was completely removed followed by suturing with 3-0 black silk suture [Figure 4].
Photograph of the tooth fragment embedded in the lip.
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Fig5
Examination of the tooth fragment [Figure 5] confirmed that it was a tooth fragment that had been embedded and undetected in the lip for almost 10 months.