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Accidental swallowing of a hypodermic needle
Nikhil Srivastava1, Ik Pandit2, Vineeta Nikhil3
1Professor, Department of Pedodontics, Preventive and Community Dentistry, DAV (C) Dental College and Hospital Yamunanagar- 135001, Haryana, India.
International Journal of Clinical Pediatric Dentistry
|September 11, 2014
Abstract:
This unusual case report describes the accidental swallowing of a hypodermic needle by a patient during a conservative procedure, which though safely discharged in the stool after 24 hours but emphasizes the use of two major preventive measures namely, rubber dam and oral packing during all endodontic and conservative procedures to prevent the occurrence of such unfortunate incidence.