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‘A bridge too far …’. Case report
Author(s) -
Loh H. S.,
Rauff A.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
australian dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.701
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1834-7819
pISSN - 0045-0421
DOI - 10.1111/j.1834-7819.1991.tb00804.x
Subject(s) - medicine , bridge (graph theory) , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , radiography , general anaesthesia , surgery , bronchoscopy , complication , orthodontics , botany , biology , genus
An elderly man was assaulted and sustained facial injuries with fractures of the mandible and left zygoma. An unusual complication of aspiration of an intact four‐unit metal bridge is reported. Immediate retrieval was done under general anaesthesia by rigid bronchoscopy. The technique is described. The importance of careful clinical and radiographic examination is stressed.