A case of chronic pain caused by residual small foreign body during wisdom tooth extraction was misdiagnosed as somatoform disorder

doi:10.19438/j.cjoms.2025.02.017

Abstract

Abstract: Foreign bodies in oral and maxillofacial region are not rare in clinical practice. This paper reported a patient with long-term chronic pain caused by small metal foreign body remaining in the soft tissue during wisdom tooth extraction, and was later misdiagnosed as somatoform disorder. After the foreign body was removed, the patient's symptoms disappeared. The residual foreign bodies, causes of misdiagnosis, prevention and treatment were discussed based on relevant literature review, in order to strengthen the understanding of the disease and reduce misdiagnosis.

Key words: Wisdom tooth, Exodontia, Foreign body, Somatoform disorder, Long-term chronic pain

CLC Number:

R782.1

LI Shi-yong, WU Yong, ZHANG Xin, WANG Si-hang, FU Shuai. A case of chronic pain caused by residual small foreign body during wisdom tooth extraction was misdiagnosed as somatoform disorder[J]. China Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 2025, 23(2): 206-208.

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