Misdiagnosed Tooth Aspiration in a Young Handicapped Boy: Case Report and Recommendations

• Main Authors: Thibault Canceill (Author), Rémi Esclassan (Author), Mathieu Marty (Author), Marie-Cécile Valera (Author), Estelle Trzaskawka-Moulis (Author), Emmanuelle Noirrit-Esclassan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Tooth inhalation remains a rare incident but it may occur during dental care, especially in children. We report here the case of a four-year-old boy with Down syndrome who came to the hospital after a dental trauma. During the extraction procedure, he aspired his maxillary incisor without presenting...