TY - JOUR T1 - Dentures may be radiolucent JF - Emergency Medicine Journal JO - Emerg Med J SP - 562 LP - 563 DO - 10.1136/emj.20.6.562 VL - 20 IS - 6 AU - A L Firth AU - J Moor AU - P W A Goodyear AU - D R Strachan Y1 - 2003/11/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/20/6/562.abstract N2 - Diagnosing ingested dental prostheses can be difficult and delays in treatment may result in serious complications. Patients often present with a vague history and very few reliable clinical signs. In addition, the fact that dental plates are often radiolucent may lead to the diagnosis being overlooked with disastrous consequences. A case of successful diagnosis and treatment is presented, and the importance of a high index of clinical suspicion to avoid the morbidity and mortality associated with missed impacted dentures is discussed. ER -