Impending Total Airway Collapse Involving a Maxillary Removable Partial Denture: A Clinical Report

Authors

Georgios Maroulakos, Marquette UniversityFollow
Stylianos Voulgarelis, Medical College of Wisconsin

Document Type

Article

Language

eng

Publication Date

11-2018

Publisher

Elsevier

Source Publication

The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry

Source ISSN

0022-3913

Abstract

This article presents a rare incident of a bilateral maxillary removable partial denture as an airway foreign body. The removable partial denture and the surrounding soft tissue irritation caused partial obstruction of the airway. Impending airway collapse was avoided after successful removal of the foreign body. Removing a removable dental prostheses at night, not only to prevent soft tissue pathology but also to avoid ingestion or aspiration of the prosthesis, must be emphasized.

Comments

Accepted version. The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry, Vol. 120, No. 5 (November 2018): 642-644. DOI. © 2018 Elsevier B.V. Used with permission.

Recommended Citation

Maroulakos, Georgios and Voulgarelis, Stylianos, "Impending Total Airway Collapse Involving a Maxillary Removable Partial Denture: A Clinical Report" (2018). School of Dentistry Faculty Research and Publications. 320.
https://epublications.marquette.edu/dentistry_fac/320