A Case of Tooth Aspiration During Dental Extraction: Could It Be Prevented by Sedation Practices?
Journal Title: The Journal of Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Medicine - Year 2021, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
One of the most common life-threatening emergencies in children is foreign body aspiration, which occurs when children take in small parts of food and toys. Tooth aspiration or ingestion is an unusual circumstance that happens as a result of aspiration or swallowing of a tooth that is broken after iatrogenic or during maxillofacial trauma, especially during endotracheal intubation. Further, tooth aspiration after tooth extraction is very rare. Here a 10-year-old patient with cough and dyspnoea one day after tooth extraction was presented to the pediatric emergency due to a rare foreign body in the airway and a rare complication after tooth extraction. In addition, sedation and anaesthesia applications used during the dental procedure were discussed, and the question was also whether this complication could be prevented.
Authors and Affiliations
Nagihan Çakır, Okşan Derinöz Güleryüz, Yasemin Men Atmaca
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP693361
- DOI 10.4274/cayd.galenos.2020.08108
- Views 105
- Downloads 0
Evaluation of Patients Presenting to Pediatric Emergency Department using a Ground Ambulance
Introduction: Emergency departments are 24-hour open health services. Patients can register to the emergency departments by their own or via emergency ambulance services (EAS). In this study, we aimed to examine the char...
Evaluation of Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Drug Intake and Suicide Attempt in Adolescents
Introduction: Suicide attempts by overdose drug intake are important public health problems in adolescents. The aim of this study was to evaluate the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients with suicide...
Medicolegal Approach of a Scald Burn Case in the School
The school environment is the place where children mostly are away from parental supervision for the first time and for a long period of time. Children may be injured by accidents like burns at the school. Thus, making t...
Evaluation of the Incidence and Predictor Factors for Red Blood Cell Transfusion in the Mechanically Ventilated Children
Introduction: Transfusion of blood components, including red blood cells (RBC), platelets and plasma, is the fastest way to improve the haematological state of critically ill patients and can be a lifesaving intervention...
Pediatric Cyanide Poisoning After Ingestion of Apricot Seeds
Cyanide is one of the strongest and lethal poisons. Cyanide leads to tissue hypoxia and lactic acid accumulation. Hydroxocobalamin is a safe, fast and effective antidote that could be used, especially in children. In thi...