Soft tissue neck radiography for displaced dental prostheses.
Modern dental prostheses continue to be made of acrylic resins which can be difficult or impossible to recognize by conventional radiography. We discuss the difficulties that can arise and the recognition of such objects in the neck using three illustrative cases.
Mucci
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Department of Diagnostic Radiology, West Cumberland Hospital, Hensingham, Whitehaven, Cumbria.
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D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000293:Adolescent; D000368:Aged; D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003238:Connective Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D017266:Dental Prosthesis; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009333:Neck / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D011859:Radiography
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D001466:Barium Sulfate