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In this case report we are presenting an unusual case of foreign body embedment in the oro-facial soft tissue. Our patient is a male adult and presented with history of restricted mouth opening, fever and painful facial swelling in the cheek. Plain radiographs of the maxillo-facial region was not diagnostic hence an ultrasonography was performed and a wooden foreign body which resembled a broken needle was noticed. Ultrasound guided surgical exploration was performed for the retrieval of the foreign body. Prompt diagnosis and early surgical exploration under USG guidance to retrieve such foreign bodies will greatly minimise the morbidity associated with it. This paper highlights the need for clinicians to elicit detailed history, however irrelevant, in arriving at a proper diagnosis, which in turn will influence the diagnosis and extend of surgical exploration.