%0 Journal Article
%T Firearm projectile in the maxillary tuberosity located by adjunctive examination of wide-field optical fluorescence
%J Photomedicine and laser surgery
%D 2018
%A Andrade, Sérgio Araújo
%A Varotti, Fernando de Pilla
%A Bagnato, Vanderlei Salvador
%A Pratavieira, Sebastião
%V 36
%N 2
%P 112-115
%X OBJECTIVE: Demonstrate the use of wide-field optical fluorescence as an adjunctive examination in a clinical routine to oral diagnosis. BACKGROUND DATA: Use of wide-field optical fluorescence in the oral cavity has been restricted to topics related to the detection and diagnosis of oral cancer. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: In a regular medical appointment, a 58-year-old female patient, without any complaint or oral symptom, underwent the complementary examination by wide-field optical fluorescence. A device with high-power light-emitting diode emitting light centered at a wavelength of (400 ± 10) nm and maximum irradiance of (0.040 ± 0.008) W/cm(2) was used for fluorescence visualization. <br><br>RESULTS: We report the location of a firearm projectile, intraosseous, in the maxillary tuberosity using wide-field optical fluorescence. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: It is evidenced that wide-field optical fluorescence, within a clinical routine, can provide relevant images and data, with an immediate result, without the use of ionizing radiation, enabling an efficient oral diagnosis.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Mary Ann Liebert Publishers
%@ 1549-5418
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/pho.2017.4339