title: Aspiration of an impacted lower third molar during its surgical removal under local anaesthesia.
abstract: In this case of an aspirated impacted lower third molar during its removal under local anaesthesia, the problem was recognized immediately during the surgical procedure. The patient, a 23-year-old male, was subjected to urgent radiological examination. The aspirated tooth was detected in the right bronchus and eventually removed by rigid bronchoscopy. Oral surgeons should suspect any tooth that has been avulsed or extracted and not found as having been aspirated. Early diagnosis and management of such incidents is essential.
authors.affiliation: King Faisal University, KSA, Saudi Arabia. reda_elgazzar@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Elgazzar
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Abdelhady
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Sadakah
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental; D000772:Anesthesia, Local; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005683:Gagging; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008334:Mandible / Q000601:surgery; D008964:Molar, Third / Q000601:surgery*; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014095:Tooth, Impacted / Q000601:surgery*