Abstract

FERNANDEZ CHAVES, José Manuel. Dental trauma and facial injuries by air guns: case report. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 2023, vol.40, n.2, pp.30-34. ISSN 2215-5287.

Air guns have been used for many years for a variety of purposes ranging from recreational shooting to pest control. The most common are those that shoot "pellets" or metallic spheres that can penetrate tissues depending on the type of load and the length of the barrel.

A clinical case is presented of a male who was assaulted with a CO2-loaded pistol-type weapon, hit at facial level, and suffered laceration of the lip's skin and complicated dental fracture.

Keywords : Air guns; compressed air; pellets; ball bearings; dental trauma; CO2; facial wounds.

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