Dentures swallowed into the stomach removed through gastroscopy A man in his 50s, the year before a movable denture, yesterday noon, he and a few friends get together, near the end, he suddenly found himself without dentures, suspected of swallowing into the stomach, he immediately rushed to a nearby hospital for medical attention, but due to limited conditions, the doctor recommended that he be transferred to a hospital. After understanding the situation, Dr. Jun Cao, who was attending the clinic, arranged for an X-ray, which confirmed that the dentures were lying in the man’s stomach. The dentures had to be removed as soon as possible because the movable dentures had hooks for fixation, and with gastrointestinal peristalsis, they could pierce the stomach wall or intestinal wall at any time, causing gastrointestinal perforation. But to remove the dentures, either open-heart surgery or through gastroscopy. However, gastroscopy is generally done under fasting, otherwise food reflux blocking the throat can easily cause asphyxiation, the man has just eaten, the stomach is still full of food. However, if the gastroscopy was abandoned, it would have to be an open-heart surgery. In order to reduce the patient’s injury, Dr. Jun Cao finally agreed to perform the gastroscopy for the patient. As judged beforehand, the man’s stomach was full of food, and it was difficult to find the dentures after the gastroscope entered. Coupled with the fear of choking caused by food reflux, Dr. Cao had to keep his movements very gentle and did not dare to rummage drastically, which made it more difficult to find the dentures. Finally, with the help of X-ray positioning, the search was done through the gastroscope under X-ray. After a two-hour-long operation, the denture in question was finally found and taken out. Experts remind, movable dentures, if they fall off, it is easy to card throat or even fall into the gastrointestinal risk of asphyxia or gastrointestinal perforation, therefore, it is recommended that patients wearing movable dentures, one is to pay attention to the regular hospital dental implants to ensure the quality of dental implants; two is to regularly check the hospital to prevent damage to the dentures; three is not to eat too hard or too sticky food; four is to sleep before the dentures must be removed, otherwise it is easy to be swallowed after a good night’s sleep.