Printed Journal | Refereed Journal | Peer Reviewed Journal
Peer Reviewed Journal
2025, Vol. 7, Issue 1, Part E
Avulsion of maxillary anterior teeth during intubation in a patient with submandibular space infection and restricted mouth opening: A case report
Author(s): Akash Mandal, Sanjay S Rao, Rupinder Kaur and Jigyansa Rao
Abstract: Introduction: Dental trauma is a known risk of difficult airway management, particularly in patients with deep neck infections and trismus. This case describes anterior tooth avulsion during orotracheal intubation in a patient with a submandibular space abscess.
Case Presentation: A 78-year-old male with a submandibular space infection and reduced mouth opening underwent emergency incision and drainage under general anesthesia. Difficult intubation led to avulsion of the upper right central and lateral incisors. The injury was confirmed postoperatively and managed with dental splinting.
Discussion: Patients with trismus and altered anatomy are at high risk for dental injury during intubation. Risk minimization strategies, appropriate airway planning, and prompt interdisciplinary intervention are essential.
Conclusion: This case reinforces the need for dental injury prevention during airway management in high-risk patients and highlights practical steps for early diagnosis and care.
DOI: 10.22271/27081494.2025.v7.i1e.171
Pages: 238-241 | Views: 123 | Downloads: 45
Download Full Article: Click Here
How to cite this article:
Akash Mandal, Sanjay S Rao, Rupinder Kaur, Jigyansa Rao. Avulsion of maxillary anterior teeth during intubation in a patient with submandibular space infection and restricted mouth opening: A case report. Int J Case Rep Surg 2025;7(1):238-241. DOI: 10.22271/27081494.2025.v7.i1e.171
Related Links
Related Journal Subscription
International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery
This is an open access journal which means that all content is freely available without charge to the user or his/her institution. Users are allowed to read, download, copy, distribute, print, search, or link to the full texts of the articles in this journal without asking prior permission from the publisher or the author. This is in accordance with the Budapest Open Access Initiative (BOAI) definition of open access.
The articles in International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery are open access articles licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
Copyright © 2025. International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery All Rights Reserved. Subject to change without notice from or liability to International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery.
Contact Information
Any correspondence, queries or additional requests for information on the manuscript submission process should be sent to the International Journal of Case Reports in Surgery editorial office as follows:
Address: 1st Floor, Block C, Metropolitan Park, 8 Hillside Road, Parktown, Johannesburg, 2196, South Africa
Email: casereportsofsurgery@gmail.com
