Fogorvosi szemle, 1996 (89. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1996-06-01 / 6. szám

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Dr. Oláh, T., dr. Horváth Örs P., dr. Borbély, L.: A prothesis in the foreign body, prosthesis, alimentary tract.

The purpose of this article is to show that patients receiving a partial or complete removable dental prosthesis have a higher risk of swallowing a foreign body. The prosthesis itself as well as a fractured piece of it can dislodge in the mouth, therefore swallowed by the patients.

This study observed 67 patients having a foreign body displaced in the alimentary tract, 6 of which foreign bodies were dental prosthetic appliances. The dental prosthesis was retrieved in 3 cases using an endoscope, 2 patients had to undergo an operation.

Swallowing a foreign body such as a removable dental prosthesis can be life-threatening. Patients with epilepsy or mental retardation are at higher risk of this situation. Therefore, a complete comprehensive dental plan is of utmost importance when a removable dental prosthesis is considered.

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