Accidental swallowing of endodontic instrument: Could be a medical emergency

Abstract: Accidents are unpleasant incidences that happen when we are careless or when we do not follow the safety rules. In the dental office, foreign body ingestion or aspiration is a rare but serious mishappening. Ingestion of blunt foreign objects is less life-threatening and the object is generally egested through the gastrointestinal tract uneventfully, but sharp objects like endodontic files may sometimes cause intestinal perforation. Aspiration, on the other hand, is a more serious, but fortunately, less prevalent hazard and often leads to hospitalization of the patient. From a legal aspect also, such incidence is counted as negligence on the part of the operator and the dentist should be well aware of the legal liabilities and should take the appropriate preventive measures to prevent or intercept any untoward circumstance.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Accidental swallowing of endodontic instrument: Could be a medical emergency ; volume:3 ; number:03 ; year:2014 ; pages:202-204 ; European journal of general dentistry ; 3, Heft 03 (2014), 202-204

Contributors, Places and Time

• Contributor: Bains, Rhythm ; Loomba, Kapil ; Sinha, Sonal ; Bains, Vivek Kumar

Further information

• DOI: 10.4103/2278-9626.141672
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2021121611164766093941
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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