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Accidental swallowing of an endodontic instrument. A report of two cases
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|September 1, 1979
Abstract:
Two cases of the accidental swallowing of endodontic instruments have been reported. The instrument passed naturally through the alimentary canal within 4 days in the first case and within 2 weeks in the second case. Routine use of the rubber dam will prevent this type of accident.