title: Accidental swallowing of a prosthesis.
abstract: Fixed prostheses are commonly made in routine dental practice. However, accidental swallowing of these is an infrequent emergency in dental clinics. We report a case in which the patient accidentally swallowed a 5-unit fixed denture and review the immediate steps as well as preventive measures to be taken by dentists to avoid such a situation.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Dentists must be able to manage emergency situations in which patients accidentally swallow dental instruments during treatment.
authors.affiliation: Dentist British Columbia Oral Cancer Prevention Program and Faculty of Dentistry, University of British Columbia, Room No. 2-119, 675 West 10th Avenue,Vancouver, BC, Canada V5Z 1L3.
authors.forename: Ajit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Auluck
authors.forename: Rajeev
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Desai
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology; D003679:Deglutition / Q000502:physiology; D003830:Denture, Partial, Fixed / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007420:Intestine, Large; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010614:Pharynx