Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration

Nicholas M. Mark, MD; Juan N. Lessing, MD; Başak Çoruh, MD

doi:10.1016/j.radcr.2015.09.001

Radiology Case Reports (Dec 2015)

Crowning achievement: a case of dental aspiration

Nicholas M. Mark, MD,
Juan N. Lessing, MD,
Başak Çoruh, MD

Affiliations

Nicholas M. Mark, MD: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Box 356522, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Juan N. Lessing, MD: Hospital Medicine Section, Department of Medicine, University of Colorado, Mail Stop F782, 12401 E. 17th Avenue, Aurora, CO 80045, USA
Başak Çoruh, MD: Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Washington, Box 356522, Seattle, WA 98195, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.radcr.2015.09.001
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 4
pp. 36 – 38

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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.

Published in Radiology Case Reports

ISSN: 1930-0433 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Medicine (General): Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/radiology-case-reports

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