Accidental ingestion of a dental bur in an 84-year-old male

Clin Case Rep. 2022 Mar 6;10(3):e05488. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.5488. eCollection 2022 Mar.

Abstract

This report describes the case of an 84-year-old male who was brought to the emergency room because a dental bur was swallowed accidentally during a dental procedure. The foreign body was successfully removed by gastroenterologists endoscopically 8 days after the ingestion and was identified as a 2-cm-long dental bur.

Keywords: X‐rays; dental bur; endoscopy; foreign body.

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  • Case Reports