Why doctor ask before surgery whether a patient has a false teeth and to remove if it is there?

Before surgery a plastic airway is often placed inside the patient’s mouth during surgery so the patient can breathe (intubation for artificial ventilation). Along the intubation process, some traction forces are applied by anesthesiologist that can possibly dislodge loose tooth or damage false teeth. Sometimes when patients are under anesthesia, or when they are awakening, they may bite very hard on the airway and may damage their teeth especially if the teeth are weak, diseased, loose or artificial.Choking hazard follows. For that reason, the doctor always asks before surgery for any dentures or artificial teeth, or presence of any loose tooth which will be required to remove prior to surgery.

Why doctor ask before surgery whether a patient has a false teeth and to remove if it is there?
so you dont choke on them








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Reply:so that the patients teeth don't accidently slip %26amp; choke him or her
Reply:Mostly, because usually when they put you under anesthesia, they will put an inhabation piece in your throat. It's a piece of hard plastic they use to keep your airway open. If you have dentures or any other kind of removable things, like a retainer or bridge work, they'll have you take it out so it's not in the way. Hope that helps!
Reply:False and loose teeth can be damaged or come loose after intubation and induction of anesthesia by an anesthesiologist before surgery. During intubation, a metal device called a stylette is placed in the mouth with traction applied to guide the endotracheal tube (breathing tube) into the the patients airway. Injuring the teeth usually doesn't happen, but can happen when the anesthesiologist is applying traction. Proper technique and dental examination by the anesthesiologist is needed to minimize the possibility of dislodging a tooth and possibly having the patient aspirate (inhale something into their airway and into their lungs).
Reply:There's a laryngoscope going in the gullet, and it won't do either to break the plate or have it jammed back in the airway getting in the way of things. It's nice to have air going in and out.
Reply:Anesthesiologists have to manage the patient's airway. Most of the time, this means putting something in the mouth and/or throat, be it an endotracheal tube, laryngeal mask airway or oropharyngeal airway.





Dentures get in the way. To put an endotracheal tube in, we use a device called a laryngoscope, which is a metal tongue blade with a light, so we can see the vocal cords. Laryngoscopes can easily break dentures, and the dentures can prevent us from getting a good view (which puts the patient in danger of not being intubated, which is bad)





Here's a picture:


http://www.aic.cuhk.edu.hk/web8/Hi%20res...





People get really upset if their teeth get lost, so it's best to keep them someplace safe, usually with all the stuff you bring to the hospital/surgery center.





(We like people with no teeth. They're easier to intubate.)
Reply:when a pt has surgery and general anesthesia is used a tube is usually put down a pts throat for breathing purposed and the teeth may be damaged in the process
Reply:Because they don't want you to choke on them because when your asleep you can't tell them your chocking and you can die.



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