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Maximum opening of the mouth by mouth prop during dental procedures increases the risk of upper airway constriction

From a retrospective evaluation of data on accidents and deaths during dental procedures, it has been shown that several patients who refused dental treatment died of asphyxia during dental procedures. We speculated that forcible maximum opening of the mouth by using a mouth prop triggers this asphy...

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Autores principales: Ito, Hiroshi, Kawaai, Hiroyoshi, Yamazaki, Shinya, Suzuki, Yosuke
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2010
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2878958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20526442