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. 1997 May-Jun;17(3):97-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1754-4505.1997.tb00876.x.

Aspiration of a primary tooth in a patient with a tracheostomy

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Aspiration of a primary tooth in a patient with a tracheostomy

R Steelman et al. Spec Care Dentist. 1997 May-Jun.

Abstract

Aspiration of a foreign object is uncommon in a patient with a tracheostomy. The following case history describes the consequences of failure to diagnose an aspirated object and how the aspiration of an exfoliated tooth can occur despite the presence of a tracheostomy tube. Dentists play an important role in preventing foreign body aspiration in debilitated patients.

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