A potentially fatal complication that may occur during dental treatment: “foreign body aspiration”

Numerous systemic emergency situations, such as hypotension or allergic reactions, may be encountered during dental treatment. In addition, rare but life-threatening complications such as foreign body aspiration in the air passages may also be seen. Aspirated foreign bodies include teeth, implants,...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Eroglu, Oguz, Algan-Kaya, Hatice, Coskun, Figen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The African Field Epidemiology Network 2015
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4441144/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26029325
http://dx.doi.org/10.11604/pamj.2015.20.36.5893
Descripción
Sumario:Numerous systemic emergency situations, such as hypotension or allergic reactions, may be encountered during dental treatment. In addition, rare but life-threatening complications such as foreign body aspiration in the air passages may also be seen. Aspirated foreign bodies include teeth, implants, mechanical supports or materials used during procedures. We report two separate cases of aspiration risk developing during the course of dental treatment.

Ejemplares similares