DOI: 10.36347/sjds.2017.v04i06.004

Pages: 267-270

Dental care and oral hygiene is very important in palliative care patients. In these patients, the symptoms are not routinely assessed and have obviously been underestimated. Oral cavity is a good medium for microorganisms. It is affected in end stages of chronic diseases which aggravate the disease process and can be fatal as in our case report. We present a case with a diagnosis of bilateral teeth aspiration at right and left mainstem bronchi which is referred to our palliative care unit.