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Hazard: denture clasps embedded in oral tissues--case reports
1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, National Dental Centre, Singapore.
Singapore Dental Journal
|August 1, 1997
Abstract:
Three patients presented with their dentures stuck in their mouths due to a retainer clasp becoming embedded in either the anterior fauces or the soft palate. All three dentures were extricated successfully and the resulting puncture wounds were left to heal spontaneously with only antibiotics and analgesics. In all three cases, a sharp pointed molar clasp tip was found to be a common factor. The management and prevention of such cases are presented.