Unnoticed swallowing of a unilateral removable partial denture.
Gerodontology
; 29(2): e1198-200, 2012 Jun.
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ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
This paper presents a case report about an unnoticed swallowing of a partial denture impacted in the esophagus in a 74-year old man without serious complications. BACKGROUND DATA Dental prostheses (removable/fixed dental prostheses or fragments of dentures) appear to constitute a significant proportion of swallowed of impacted foreign bodies in the orolaryngopharynx.CONCLUSION:
This case emphazises that is advisable to contraindicate this type of unilateral removable partial denture to replace teeth as temporary or definitive dental prosthesis.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Deglución
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Dentadura Parcial Removible
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Esófago
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Cuerpos Extraños
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
Límite:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Gerodontology
Año:
2012
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
España