A Foreign Body in the Larynx

A Foreign Body in the Larynx

“…The plate, which did not have the teeth attached, was similar to that reported by Mehts and Pathak (1973). Dentures of this type are common in young adults, in whom a small number of teeth are missing, and in particular in fit young men involved in contact sports where injury to, and loss of, individual teeth is common.…”

“…There are many reports of foreign bodies in the larynx, often with unusual features (Lewis, 1965;Gilbert, 1970;Mehts and Pathak, 1973). This case is reported because of its unexpected presentation.…”

Laryngeal foreign bodies

“…The reason suggested for this lower age limit is that before the age of six months babies are unable to manipulate objects into their mouth (Kim et al, 1973). In addition, there are a number of reports of partial or fractured dentures impacting in the larynx of unconscious adults after road traffic accidents (Mehta and Pathak, 1973;Nash, 1976).…”

Intratracheal Dental Prostheses as a Rare Cause of Chronic Stridor and Dyspnea

“…The foreign body aspiration is way more common in children than in adults [6,7], approximately 80% of the reported cases are children younger than 15-years-old [8,9]. A history of aspiration can be documented when the patient presents acute symptoms [10], however, when the story is chronic only 3.4% of patients remember the event.…”

“…Foreign bodies may go unnoticed for months causing unresolved pneumonia, bronchiectasis [6,16] and lung abscesses, leading to the formation of granulation tissue around the foreign body resembling a tracheal tumor [17].…”