title: Too Much To Swallow? A Case Report Of An Ingested Denture.
abstract: Ingested foreign bodies can prove a significant and potentially fatal threat. A case is reviewed where a patient swallowed his upper Kennedy Class I removable partial denture, highlighting the potential problems of this prosthesis design and the management of this scenario.
authors.forename: Edward L
authors.initials: EL
authors.lastname: Soulsby
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burns
mesh_terms: D003679:Deglutition; D016734:Dental Clasps / Q000009:adverse effects; D003779:Denture Design / Q000009:adverse effects; D003832:Denture, Partial, Removable / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D004947:Esophagus / Q000293:injuries / Q000473:pathology*; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged