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Dentomaxillofacial Radiology, Vol 31, Issue 6 388-390, Copyright © 2002 by British Institute of Radiology

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Bilateral calcifications secondary to synthetic soft tissue augmentation of the cheeks: report of a case

M. Mupparapu and E. Mozaffari
University of Pennsylvania, School of Dental Medicine, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, USA.

Although esthetic soft tissue augmentation of the cheeks has been in practice for over a century, calcifications associated with the soft tissue substitutes were rarely reported. A case demonstrating bilateral concentric opacities in the soft tissues of the cheek secondary to cheek augmentation is presented. The opacities were detected accidentally during routine intraoral radiographic examination. This condition initially posed a challenge in radiographic diagnosis in the absence of adequate history and clinical information. In this report we have briefly reviewed different types of implant materials used for soft tissue augmentation. We believe that inflammation of the tissues adjacent to the implant material is possibly responsible for the development of calcifications associated with esthetic soft tissue augmentations. doi:10.1038/sj.dmfr.4600722


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