Designing for Safety: Implications of a Fifteen Year Review of Swallowed and Aspirated Dentures

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 consequences. The aim of this study was to review recent published literature in order to identify the epidemiology of patients...

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Main Authors: Samuel J. W. Kent, James Mackie, Tatiana V. Macfarlane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Stilus Optimus 2016-06-01
Series:eJournal of Oral Maxillofacial Research
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Online Access:http://www.ejomr.org/JOMR/archives/2016/2/e3/v7n2e3ht.htm