Discussion: Denture ingestion is more common among patients with psychoneurologic
deficit, alcohol and drug abusers. Among healthy and younger population denture ingestion …

Objectives Dentures are worn by around 20% of the population, yet if they become
displaced they may enter the gastrointestinal or respiratory system, sometimes with grave …

Background Accidental swallowing or aspiration of dental instruments and prostheses is a
complication of dental procedures. Failure to manage these complications appropriately can …

Approximately 20% of the adult population in the United States wears dentures. Foreign
body ingestions, including dentures, are not uncommon. Although the majority of all …

The use of a rubber dam is an essential procedure when treating root canals, and not using
it may compromise the success of the treatment, as well as the patient's health. This report …

Foreign body (FB) ingestion results in perforation in 1% of cases and is associated with
significant morbidity and rarely mortality. This case reports the delayed presentation of distal …

Removable dentures are commonly used in routine dental practice at older ages. Accidental
swallowing of various numbers of teeth has been reported in the literature before. However …

Discussion The prevalence of adults wearing dentures is high, with approximately 20% of
adults between the ages of 18 and 74 wearing dentures. 1 Despite this, the incidence of …

A 48-year-old female with no significant past medical history presented to the emergency
department with an uncommon scenario after accidentally ingesting a three-unit dental …

Background: Ingestion of foreign bodies leading to impaction at the pharynx and
oesophagus have been extensively described in English literatures. However, impactions at …