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Minimally Invasive Murine Laryngoscopy for Close-Up Imaging of Laryngeal Motion During Breathing and Swallowing
Published on: December 1, 2023
Unnoticed swallowing of a unilateral removable partial denture
Mercedes Gallas1, Montserrat Blanco, David Martinez-Ares
1Comprehensive Adult Dental Care, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain. mercedes.gallas.torreira@usc.es
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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