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Retrieval of a swallowed casting 6 weeks after ingestion. A case report
1USAF Hospital, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C.
Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, and Oral Pathology
|September 1, 1987
Abstract:
An inadequately retained gold multiple-unit fixed prosthesis was accidently swallowed, ingested into the gastrointestinal tract, and recovered naturally after a delay of 6 weeks. Correct procedures were followed and documented by the providers involved, allowing for a successful conservative resolution of the mishap.