Aspiration of a foreign object is uncommon in a patient with a tracheostomy. The following case history describes the consequences of failure to diagnose an aspirated object and how the aspiration of an exfoliated tooth can occur despite the presence of a tracheostomy tube. Dentists play an important role in preventing foreign body aspiration in debilitated patients.
%0 Journal Article
%1 Steelman1997
%A Steelman, R.
%A Millman, E.
%A Steiner, M.
%A Gustafson, R.
%D 1997
%J Spec Care Dentist
%K Bronchi; Bronchography; Bronchoscopy; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Male; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Tooth Exfoliation; Tooth, Deciduous; Tracheostomy
%N 3
%P 97--99
%T Aspiration of a primary tooth in a patient with a tracheostomy.
%V 17
%X Aspiration of a foreign object is uncommon in a patient with a tracheostomy. The following case history describes the consequences of failure to diagnose an aspirated object and how the aspiration of an exfoliated tooth can occur despite the presence of a tracheostomy tube. Dentists play an important role in preventing foreign body aspiration in debilitated patients.
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abstract = {Aspiration of a foreign object is uncommon in a patient with a tracheostomy. The following case history describes the consequences of failure to diagnose an aspirated object and how the aspiration of an exfoliated tooth can occur despite the presence of a tracheostomy tube. Dentists play an important role in preventing foreign body aspiration in debilitated patients.},
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keywords = {Bronchi; Bronchography; Bronchoscopy; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Foreign Bodies; Humans; Male; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Tooth Exfoliation; Tooth, Deciduous; Tracheostomy},
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