Denture impaction in the oesophagus experience of a young ENT practice in Nigeria

Pan African Medical Journal

Volumn 18, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Adedeji, Taiwo Olugbemiga ^a   Olaosun, Adedayo Olugbenga ^a   Sogebi, Olusola Ayodele ^b   Tobih, James E ^a  

^a LAUTECH TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Acrylic dentures; Complications; Nigeria; Oesophageal dental impaction

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDEMA; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGEAL DENTURE IMPACTION; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LARYNX SPASM; MALE; NIGERIA; ODYNOPHAGIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SORE THROAT; TREATMENT PLANNING; ADVERSE EFFECTS; COMPLICATION; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DENTURE; ESOPHAGUS; FOREIGN BODY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; DEGLUTITION DISORDERS; DENTURES; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; ESOPHAGUS; FEMALE; FOREIGN BODIES; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84938896307     PISSN: 19378688     EISSN: 19378688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2014.18.330.2871     Document Type: Article

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