Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
INDIAN JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.33, sa.2, ss.137-141, 2017 (ESCI, Scopus)
Background This study investigated the relationship between removable dental prostheses usage and esophageal foreign bodies in adults. Materials and methods We conducted a retrospective single-center study of 93 patients over 16 years old who were diagnosed with esophageal foreign objects following food ingestion between January 2002 and June 2016. Results The mean age was 57.1 +/- 14.2. The foreign body was bone in 65 cases (69.9%) and it was meat in 28 cases (30.1%). In 77 patients (82.8%), foreign body was in the first narrowing of the esophagus, in 9 cases it was in the middle of esophagus (9.7%) and in 7 cases it was observed in distal esophagus (7.5%). In 53 patients (56.9%), there were removable dental prostheses (31 cases have complete removable dental prostheses). Bone swallowing in 51 of the 65 cases (78.5%) occurred while eating meat without knowing that bone existed. In other cases, meat stuck in esophagus because of inadequate shredding. Conclusion Sometimes patients with removable dental prostheses cannot chew and cut of red meat effectively, and they cannot notice bones easily while eating meat. Patients using denture should be informed about dietary habits. They should be advised about controlling meat when eating and to swallowing small pieces.