Table 1.
Study (year) | Sex | Age (years) | Site | Retention time | Previous surgery | Image examination modality |
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Al-Ruhaimi et al. [6] | F | 19 | Right mandibular ramus | NI | Orthognathic surgery | Panoramic radiograph |
Catterlin et al. [7] | M | 19 | Right mandibular angle | NI | Third molar surgery | Panoramic radiograph |
Amr [1] | M | 27 | Right submandibular region | 8 years | Submandibular gland excision | CT |
Song et al. [3] | F | 27 | Left mandibular angle | 27 days | Mandibular contouring surgery | CT |
F | 45 | Right mandibular angle | 23 days | Mandibular contouring surgery | CT | |
F | 27 | Mandibular angle | 15 days | Mandibular contouring and zygomatic surgeries | None | |
Sigron et al. [2] | F | 42 | Right posterior mandible | 7 years | Implant placement + third molar surgery | Panoramic radiograph |
Mohanavalli et al. [10] | M | 56 | Right posterior maxilla | 6 months | Cyst removal | Panoramic radiograph + CT |
Jamjoom et al. [4] | F | 37 | Anterior mandibular region | 2 years | Implant placement | Panoramic radiograph + CT + Magnetic resonance |
Alves-de-Oliveira et al. [5] | F | 42 | Left maxillary sinus | 2 years | Multiple tooth surgery | Panoramic radiograph |
Park et al. [8] | F | 20 | Left Eustachian tube | 8 months | Orthognathic surgery | Magnetic Resonance |
Park et al. [9] | F | 28 | Left infratemporal fossa | 3 years | Orthognathic surgery | CT + Magnetic resonance |
Present study | F | 26 | Left maxillary region | 7 days | Third molar surgery | Panoramic radiograph + CT |
F female, M male, NI not informed, CT computed tomography