Table 2.

Description of cases

Characteristic	Total	N	%
		91	100
Age	10 - 29 years	4	4
	30 - 49 years	25	27
	50 - 69 years	37	41
	70 - 89 years	16	18
	> 90 years	2	2
	Not reported	7	8
Gender	Male	67	74
	Female	24	26
Identified patient factors	None	51	56
	Stroke	8	8
	Dementia	7	8
	Epilepsy	4	4
	Other	21	24
Circumstances of event	Not known or reported	38	42
	Eating	28	31
	General anaesthetic	6	7
	Trauma	5	5
	Sleeping	4	4
	Seizure	4	4
	Other	6	7
Site of denture	Airways	19	21
	Hypopharynx or larynx	12	14
	Upper GI tract	33	35
	Lower GI tract	17	19
	Passed spontaneously	7	8
	Not reported	3	3
Procedure	Endoscopic	38	42
	Open surgery	33	36
	Not required	12	13
	Not reported	8	9
Denture	Clasped	25	27
	Unclasped	50	55
	Not reported	16	18

N = number of patients.