Swallowed partial dentures.

Syed Hashmi; John Walter; Wendy Smith; Sergios Latis

doi:10.1177/014107680409700206

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Swallowed partial dentures.

Syed Hashmi·John Walter·Wendy Smith·Sergios Latis

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Swallowed or inhaled partial dentures can present a diagnostic challenge. Three new cases are described, one of them near-fatal because of vascular erosion and haemorrhage. The published work points to the importance of good design and proper maintenance. The key to early recognition is awareness of the hazard by denture-wearers, carers and clinicians.

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Deglutition Denture, Partial, Removable Esophagus Foreign Bodies Foreign-Body Migration Hemorrhage Humans Hypopharynx Male Middle Aged Pharyngeal Diseases Prosthesis Design Case Reports Journal Article Review

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Syed Hashmi, John Walter, Wendy Smith, Sergios Latis. 2004. Swallowed partial dentures.. https://doi.org/10.1177/014107680409700206

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