Better if left under pillow.
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.
Lu
Albert
A
California Pacific Medical Center, Graduate Medical Education Department of Medicine, 2351 Clay Street, Suite 360, San Francisco, CA 94155, USA.
Aronowitz
Paul
P
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*