Gushiken de Campos Wladimir, Braga Mariana Minatel, Junior Celso Augusto Lemos
Department of Stomatology, School of Dentistry, University of Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Fetal Pediatr Pathol. 2023 Feb;42(1):171-173. doi: 10.1080/15513815.2022.2061093. Epub 2022 Apr 6.
Foreign bodies adherent to the hard palate often mimic oral lesions. A 10-month-old female infant presented with the sudden development of a hard palate lesion. With photography and visualization, the "lesion" was a false nail, which belonged to the child's caregiver. : The differential diagnosis of palatal lesions in infants should include foreign bodies, and if identified as such, evaluation under anesthesia may be avoided.