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The initial diagnosis is especially important in this type of dental trauma, since an initial error can result in the failure to establish the correct treatment from the very beginning, worsening the prognosis, which, in the worst case, can compromise the teeth affected by the trauma. Case report: We present the case of a patient, a 79-year-old woman, who suffered an accidental fall. The patient was examined by a dentist in the emergency room. She was diagnosed with a simple crown fracture of the right upper central incisor and right upper lateral incisor without any pulpal involvement and with laceration of the lower lip. Months later, she had an episode of inflammation in the lower lip, and she developed edema and pain. An X-ray of the lower lip revealed a radiopaque mass compatible with a fragment of dental tissue due to the inclusion of remnants of the dental tissue resulting from the previous accident fall. Conclusions: The population of geriatric patients is steadily increasing in our society, and a higher frequency of falls has been observed in this age group, affecting the maxillofacial region, with consequent dental trauma on many occasions. Therefore, as professionals, we must pay special attention to the prevention and treatment of this problem, insisting on the importance of routine investigation in the emergency visit for dental trauma, which includes a meticulous examination of the soft tissues accompanied by a radiographic examination, when the inclusion of foreign bodies is suspected.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/diagnostics13193021","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,22]],"date-time":"2023-09-22T03:44:42Z","timestamp":1695354282000},"page":"3021","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Complications Arising from Dental Trauma Incurred from Falls Involving Geriatric Patients: A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5549-7697","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sebastiana","family":"Arroyo Bote","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"University of the Balearic Islands, 07006 Palma de Mallorca, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Catalina","family":"Bennasar Verges","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of the Balearic Islands, 07006 Palma de Mallorca, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6123-9216","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"David","family":"Ribas-Perez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, University of Seville, 41001 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Diego","family":"Rodriguez Menacho","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, University of Seville, 41001 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paloma","family":"Villalva Hernandez-Franch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Andalusian Health Service, 36420 Andalucia, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ignacio","family":"Barbero Navarro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, University of Seville, 41001 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Antonio","family":"Casta\u00f1o S\u00e9iquer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Stomatology, University of Seville, 41001 Seville, Spain"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"71","DOI":"10.1111\/edt.12389","article-title":"World traumatic dental injury prevalence and incidence, a meta-analysis-One billion living people have had traumatic dental injuries","volume":"34","author":"Petti","year":"2018","journal-title":"Dent. 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