Tracheobronchial tooth and dental prosthesis aspirations: 15 cases

Table 3 General characteristics

Age	Gender	Foreign body	Time of dental prosthesis (year)	Localization	Method of removal
32	Female	Partial upper anterior tooth prosthesis	2	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
42	Male	Partial upper anterior tooth prosthesis	6	Left main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
50	Female	Dental implant screw	–	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
57	Male	Partial anterior lower tooth prosthesis	11	Left main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
67	Male	Lower molar crown	–	Right lower lobe bronchus	Fiberoptic bronchoscopy
71	Male	Lower jaw bridge prosthesis	14	Left main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
53	Female	Partial upper anterior tooth prosthesis	7	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
63	Male	Partial upper anterior tooth prosthesis	12	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
68	Male	Upper jaw bridge prosthesis	13	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
50	Male	Partial upper anterior tooth prosthesis	4	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
54	Male	Broken tooth fragment	–	Right lower bronchus	Fiberoptic bronchoscopy
43	Female	Dental implant screw	–	Right main bronchus	Expected with cough
59	Female	Partial anterior lower tooth prosthesis	11	Left main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
56	Male	Upper molar tooth crown	9	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy
53	Male	Upper lateral incisor tooth	–	Right main bronchus	Rigid bronchoscopy

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