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Priyanshi Ritwik1, Rosangel Oropeza2
1Dr. Ritwik is a professor, Department of Pediatric Dentistry, School of Dentistry, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, Texas, USA;,
Abstract:
The purpose of this paper is to discuss the avulsion of a primary maxillary first molar in a 22-month-old child, which occurred while she had a training cup in her mouth. The parents noticed bleeding in the mouth and a missing tooth, and brought the child to a pediatric emergency department. A clinical assessment by the pediatric dental team confirmed the avulsion and since the tooth could not be located, a radiograph of the chest was obtained to rule out aspiration. The chest radiograph showed the tooth to be in the proximal jejunum.
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