title: Aspiration of an extracted molar: case report.
abstract: A case of aspiration of an extracted molar is presented. The main objective of this paper is to provide dental colleagues with an educational framework on foreign-body aspiration to help prevent delayed diagnosis of such events in the future.
authors.affiliation: BC Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia.
authors.forename: Juan C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Ospina
authors.forename: Jeffrey P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Ludemann
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002648:Child; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D001239:Inhalation; D008297:Male; D008963:Molar; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology*; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*