Guelfguat M, Dipoce J, Dipoce J. A dental nightmare, resolved: what a radiologist needs to know when consulted about ingestion of dental foreign body material.
BJR Case Rep 2016;
2:20150166. [PMID:
30363664 PMCID:
PMC6180876 DOI:
10.1259/bjrcr.20150166]
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Abstract
Ingestion of dental foreign bodies, while relatively rare, may cause serious, and occasionally fatal, injuries to the airways and gastrointestinal tract. Numerous case reports are available describing the clinical course of such ingestions. The aim of this paper is to develop concise, practical recommendations to aid radiologists in providing clinically relevant diagnostic information, thereby accelerating detection and management of acute ingestion of dental material.
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