Association of orthodontic treatment and aspiration pneumonia

Foreign body aspiration or ingestion is an uncommon potential complication during orthodontic dentistry, and it can produce a medical emergency. Obstruction of the airways be life-threatening, delayed recognition management result in pulmonary complications such as recurrent pneumonia. Dental treatment has been identified important cause misplacement foreign bodies airway. Objects used are mainly due to their manufacturing limitations, shape size, because they made radiolucent materials, which make them easy aspirate ingest difficult detect with radiograph. However, few reports have published on dentistry-related complications. Furthermore, micro-aspiration poor oral hygiene patients undergoing procedures investigated this review since well-established risk factor for pneumonia elderly population. The association between material not well established. Aspiration secondary symptom misdiagnosis diagnosis dental aspiration. Additionally, also increase leads plaque retention, lead increased development hyperplastic gingivitis periodontal breakdown, established