Prolonged pharyngeal impaction of dentures following stroke

Stroke. 1989 Dec;20(12):1748-50. doi: 10.1161/01.str.20.12.1748.

Abstract

Dysphagia is a well-recognized complication of stroke. We report two cases of dysphagia in stroke patients caused by the pharyngeal impaction of dental prostheses. Radiologic identification of such impaction is unreliable due to the increasing use of radiolucent material in dental prostheses. We recommend direct or indirect laryngoscopy to exclude foreign body impaction in all patients complaining of dysphagia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Cerebrovascular Disorders / complications*
  • Deglutition
  • Deglutition Disorders / etiology*
  • Dentures*
  • Esophagus / diagnostic imaging
  • Female
  • Foreign Bodies* / diagnostic imaging
  • Foreign Bodies* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pharynx* / diagnostic imaging
  • Radiography