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A denture swallowed. Case report
Author(s) -
Brunello Demetrio L.,
Mandikos Michael N.
Publication year - 1995
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.1834-7819.1995.tb04830.x
Subject(s) - dentistry , medicine , orthodontics
Abstract Swallowing and aspiration of dental foreign objects is often reported in the literature. Swallowing seems to be more common than aspiration, and is observed most often in the elderly. Too often the size and configuration of these objects compounds their impaction and removal. A 67‐year‐old man swallowed a unilateral removable partial denture which became lodged in his mid‐oesophagus. The denture was located by radiographic examination of his chest and removal by a rigid oesophagoscopy was performed under general anaesthetic.