Impacted tooth brush in retromolar area: a practical management of difficult airway

Authors

  • Gopendra Prasad Deo Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan
  • Prakash Chandra Majhi Chitwan Medical College, Bharatpur-10, Chitwan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3126/jsan.v1i1.13590

Keywords:

Difficult airway management, impacted tooth brush, Retromolar region

Abstract

Proper airway management is an important skill for an Anaesthesiologist. This case report deals with airway management performed in a forty five years lady, with impacted tooth brush in the retromolar region on the right side. She was intubated and the foreign body was removed surgically without any peri-operative complications. This case report discusses the complications and management of oropharyngeal injuries by stick-like foreign bodies such as a toothbrush or a chopstick. The article also focuses on basic airway management and some tracheal intubation techniques that may be performed to solve a difficult airway.

Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists 2014 1(1): 51-54

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Published

2015-10-03

How to Cite

Deo, G. P., & Majhi, P. C. (2015). Impacted tooth brush in retromolar area: a practical management of difficult airway. Journal of Society of Anesthesiologists of Nepal, 1(1), 51–54. https://doi.org/10.3126/jsan.v1i1.13590

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

Section

Case Reports

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