Accidental ingestion of an air-water syringe tip during routine dental treatment: a case report

Accidental ingestion of instruments or their components is a possible complication of dental treatment. Although in many cases the foreign object can pass through the gastrointestinal tract without any need for surgical intervention to retrieve it, sometimes such incidents can be life-threatening. T...

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Published in:Journal of Oral Science 2014, Vol.56(3), pp.235-238
Main Authors: Tsitrou, Effrosyni, Germanidis, George, Boutsiouki, Christina, Koulaouzidou, Elisabeth, Koliniotou-Koumpia, Eugenia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
accidental ingestion
Air
air-water syringe tip
Dental Health Services
dental instrument
dental treatment
Dentistry
foreign object
Humans
Syringes
Water
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Summary:Accidental ingestion of instruments or their components is a possible complication of dental treatment. Although in many cases the foreign object can pass through the gastrointestinal tract without any need for surgical intervention to retrieve it, sometimes such incidents can be life-threatening. This paper reports a case of accidental ingestion of an air-water syringe tip during routine dental treatment for which endoscopic retrieval was required. The present case highlights the need for dental professionals to be aware of the fact that dental equipment comprising multiple components may be associated with a risk of accidental detachment of a component and its ingestion or aspiration by a patient receiving treatment. (J Oral Sci 56, 235-238, 2014)
ISSN:1343-4934
1880-4926
DOI:10.2334/josnusd.56.235