title: [A case of swallowing a lower partial denture].
abstract: This paper reports on the case of an elderly person who accidentally swallowed his partial denture. The ingestion did not result in any signs or symptoms and the denture was found totally by chance. A major surgical procedure was required to remove the prosthesis.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carbery
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Provençal
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004947:Esophagus; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
vernacular_title: Un cas d'ingestion de prothèse mandibulaire partielle.