Citation

Sodnom-Ish B, Nguyen TTH, Eo MY, Cho YJ, Kim SM, Lee JH. J. Korean Assoc. Oral Maxillofac. Surg. 2021; 47(5): 394-397.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2021, Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)

DOI

10.5125/jkaoms.2021.47.5.394

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Sodium hydroxide or caustic soda is a corrosive agent that can cause extensive damage to the oral mucosa, lips, and tongue when ingested either accidentally or intentionally. These injuries include microstomia, shallow vestibule, ankyloglossia, speech impairment, loss of teeth and impairment in facial expression. In the present article, we report a unique case of tongue adhesion to the mouth floor and its surgical management in a 66-year-old female patient, who had a history of caustic soda ingestion. © 2021 The Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons.

Language: en

Keywords

human; Suicide; female; aged; case report; suicide attempt; clinical article; xerostomia; erythrocyte sedimentation rate; Caustic soda; sodium hydroxide; surgical technique; radiography; drug exposure; Article; medical history; postoperative care; skin graft; tongue disease; mouth injury; mouth pain; mouth examination; platelet count; Mouth abnormalities; salivary gland; sialolithiasis; Skin transplantation; tissue adhesion; Tongue synechia