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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Causes

• Alcohol or sedative use
• Altered sensorium
• Convulsions
• Dental, pharyngeal, or airway procedures
• General anesthesia
• Impaired cough reflex
• Impaired swallow reflex
• Loss of consciousness
• Maxillofacial trauma
• Mental retardation
• Poor dentition