title: Better if left under pillow.
abstract: We present the case of a 77-year-old man who aspirated an extracted tooth during a dental procedure. This case is noteworthy because the aspiration of extracted teeth is quite rare.
authors.affiliation: California Pacific Medical Center, Graduate Medical Education Department of Medicine, 2351 Clay Street, Suite 360, San Francisco, CA 94155, USA.
authors.forename: Albert
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Aronowitz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D053120:Respiratory Aspiration / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D014081:Tooth Extraction / Q000009:adverse effects*