Accidental swallowing of a
Fixed bridge
in the Trachea: Report of Two Cases
Toshio Yokobayashi, Takeshi Shimizu,
Hideki Goto, Hiroyuki Kano
Department of Oral Surgery, Nagano Red Cross Hospital
(Chief: Toshio Yokobayashi)
Abstract: Accidental swallowing or aspiration of dentures, cast
objects and dental instruments often occur during dental treatment.
Most of them are swallowed in the stomach. On occasion, however they
are swallowed in the trachea.
Two cases with accidental swallowing of a
fixed bridge in the trachea were reported.
Case 1, A 72-year-old man accidentally
swallowed a
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fixed bridge during its removal. He had a paroxysmal cough. A chest
radiograph showed a left bronchial foreign body.
Case 2, A 89-year-old man accidentally
swallowed a
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fixed bridge during its removal. The accident was accompanied by no
sign indicative of aspiration into the airway. However, a chest
radiograph showed it to be lodged in the right bronchus.
The fixed bridges in the bronchus were
removed by bronchoscopic procedures on the day of the accident
without any complication.
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