Dental prosthesis ingested and impacted in the esophagus and orolaryngopharynx

• Main Authors: Abdullah, B.J.J., Teong, L.K., Mahadevan, J., Jalaludin, A.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 1998
• Subjects: R Medicine
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/4133/1/Dental_prosthesis_ingested_and_impacted_in_the_esophagus_and_orolaryngopharynx.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/4133/

Objective: Impacted foreign bodies in the trachea and esophagus are common. In the esophagus, these are usually bones, while for the trachea, it is commonly some form of seed or nut. The incidence of impacted dental prostheses is not highlighted in the literature. They usually have a definite histor...