Open AccessOverlooked impacted dentures and their unusual complications
Author(s) -
P. L. Dhingra,
Ramanuj Bansal
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/bf03007008
Subject(s) - medicine , dentures , otorhinolaryngology , paralysis , dentistry , surgery , head and neck surgery , airway obstruction , general surgery , airway
Two interesting and unusual cases of overlooked impacted dentures in oesophagus, one for 3 months and the other for 2 years are reported. We also report the complications of Bilateral Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve Paralysis and Oesophageal Diverticuli due to prolonged obstruction by denture.