| Artificial denture in the piriforme recessus |
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Patient with acute dyphagia and a tense feeling in the throat after accidently swallowing an artificial denture.
Multiple sclerosis is the underlying disease. The denture is locked in the piriforme recessus.
At the right edge of the picture a small part is visible. The denture can be removed with careful
manoeuvres. The right picture shows metall spikes, which are necessary to fix the denture to the
natural teeth. This sort of denture must be handled with care, because penetrating mucosal injury
might result. Mediastinitis or abcesses can also be consequences of those penetrating injuries. |
Artificial denture