Alsaadi G, Jacobs R, Quirynen M, van Steenberghe D. Soft tissue augmentation of the cheeks detected on intra- and extraoral radiographs: a case report.
Dentomaxillofac Radiol 2008;
37:117-20. [PMID:
18239040 DOI:
10.1259/dmfr/32951026]
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Abstract
Augmentation material used in plastic surgery such as facelift procedures can be radiopaque and thus become visible on extra- and intraoral radiographs. These objects may obscure anatomical structures and mask critical findings, therefore leading to potential misinterpretation of otherwise successful images. The present report describes a case in which the radiographic intra- and extraoral data are partly masked by a superimposed radiopaque mesh, which was suspected to originate from a facelift procedure. A gold thread lift was confirmed by the plastic surgeon.
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