Foreign Body Ingestion and Aspiration in Dentistry: A Review of the Literature and Reports of Three Cases

From Volume 33, Issue 9, November 2006 | Pages 561-570

Authors

Ahed Al-Wahadni

BDS, MDSc, PhD

Associate Professor, Dean, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences

Articles by Ahed Al-Wahadni

Khaled Q Al Hamad

BDS, MSc, MRD RCSEd

Assistant Professor, Department of Restorative Dentistry, Faculty of Dentistry, Jordan University of Science & Technology

Articles by Khaled Q Al Hamad

Ahmad Al-Tarawneh

DDS, MClinDent

Specialist in Orthodontics (Queen Alia Hospital), Royal Medical Services

Articles by Ahmad Al-Tarawneh

Abstract

This article reviews several cases of foreign body ingestion or inhalation reported in the literature. Prevention, complication and management of this event are discussed and three case reports presented. Two of the cases were bridge ingestion and one was ingestion of an orthodontic band. The three cases were managed by watchful waiting and the ingested foreign bodies came out in the stools without complications.

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