Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration

Aspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is a rare but potentially serious complication. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who aspirated a dental crown requiring flexible bronchoscopic retrieval. We discuss the risk factors for aspiration, the radiographic features of diagnosis, an...

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الحاوية / القاعدة:Radiology Case Reports
المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Nicholas M. Mark, MD, Juan N. Lessing, MD, Başak Çoruh, MD
التنسيق: مقال
اللغة:الإنجليزية
منشور في: Elsevier 2015-12-01
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الوصول للمادة أونلاين:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315301023
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description Aspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is a rare but potentially serious complication. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who aspirated a dental crown requiring flexible bronchoscopic retrieval. We discuss the risk factors for aspiration, the radiographic features of diagnosis, and the techniques for management and retrieval.
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spelling doaj-art-8003d0dbfc0542d7b2ebd4a44e33f6ef2025-08-19T21:58:11ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332015-12-01104363810.1016/j.radcr.2015.09.001Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspirationNicholas M. Mark, MD0Juan N. Lessing, MD1Başak Çoruh, MD2Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Box 356522, Seattle, WA 98195, USAHospital Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Mail Stop F782, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USADivision of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Box 356522, Seattle, WA 98195, USAAspiration of foreign bodies during dental procedures is a rare but potentially serious complication. We present a case of a 75-year-old man who aspirated a dental crown requiring flexible bronchoscopic retrieval. We discuss the risk factors for aspiration, the radiographic features of diagnosis, and the techniques for management and retrieval.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043315301023AspirationForeign bodyChest radiologyBronchoscopyDental complication
spellingShingle Nicholas M. Mark, MD
Juan N. Lessing, MD
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Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
Aspiration
Foreign body
Chest radiology
Bronchoscopy
Dental complication
title Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
title_full Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
title_fullStr Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
title_full_unstemmed Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
title_short Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration
title_sort crowning achievement a case of dental aspiration
topic Aspiration
Foreign body
Chest radiology
Bronchoscopy
Dental complication
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