Monini, Andre da CostaGuimaraes, Murilo de SousaGandini Júnior, Luiz Gonzaga [UNESP]Santos-Pinto, Lourdes Aparecida Martins dos [UNESP]Hebling, Josimeri [UNESP]2014-05-202014-05-202012-09-01American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics. New York: Mosby-elsevier, v. 142, n. 3, p. 402-405, 2012.0889-5406http://hdl.handle.net/11449/40151This article reports the case of a 12-year-old patient with tooth extrusion, pain, gingival bleeding, and localized periodontitis near the maxillary second premolar. Despite probing and radiographic examination, it was not possible to establish the etiology. Tooth extraction was indicated because of the severe tooth mobility and extrusion. Curettage of the tooth socket revealed a rubber separator. Preventive approaches are suggested to avoid iatrogenesis and legal problems. (Am J Orthod Dentofacial Orthop 2012; 142:402-5)402-405engArtigo10.1016/j.ajodo.2011.06.048WOS:000308374500018Acesso restrito64930496049231600000-0003-2386-842X