Matsuda S, Itoi H, Yoshimura H. Importance of postural change for accidental ingestion of dental prostheses: a case report.
J Int Med Res 2021;
49:3000605211040761. [PMID:
34461768 PMCID:
PMC8414934 DOI:
10.1177/03000605211040761]
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Abstract
Accidental ingestion of dental prostheses requires immediate emergency action. The
authors report a case of accidental ingestion of a dental prosthesis in a patient with a
disorder of consciousness. The accidental ingestion was diagnosed by imaging examination,
and the location of the dental prosthesis was explored under general anesthesia according
to the preoperative examination images. However, no dental prosthesis was found in the
hypopharyngeal region. The operators found a radiopaque region in the nasopharynx that was
suspicious of a dental prosthesis by X-ray examination of the head and neck region.
According to the X-ray examination, the dental prosthesis was removed from the
nasopharynx. The patient’s postoperative course was uneventful. Postural change for cases
of accidental ingestion of dental prostheses may be a simple and important lifesaving step
in addition to traditional methods.
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