Editorial Type:
Article Category: Research Article
| Online Publication Date: Jan 01, 2007
Ingestion of a Fixed Partial Denture During General Anesthesia
Ingestion of a Fixed Partial Denture During General Anesthesia
MD and
DDS
Page Range: 50 – 51
Dental trauma during anesthesia is a common occurrence. Many patients have had extensive dental work, which is more fragile than the natural dentition. This work may include crowns, fixed partial dentures (bridges), and porcelain veneers. We report for the first time, a case in which a fixed partial denture became dislodged and was ingested, and was recovered postoperatively with endoscopy.Abstract
Keywords: Ingestion; Dental; Denture; Aspiration; General anesthesia
Copyright: © 2007 American Institute of Biological Sciences.
Figure 1.
Chest radiograph demonstrating dental bridge in the stomach.
Contributor Notes
Address correspondence to Dr Steve Neustein, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, One Gustave L Levy Place, Box 1010, New York, NY 10029-7018; steve.neustein@msnyuhealth.org.
Received: Jul 19, 2006
Accepted: Feb 01, 2007