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Aspiration of a primary tooth in a patient with a tracheostomy.

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Spec Care Dentist, 17 (3): 97--99 (1997)

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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