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Usha C, Ramarao S, S M, M S. Accidental Ingestion of Irrigation needle during Endodontic Procedure – Use of digital fluoroscopy in management. 2015; 5 (1):46-51.
Ingestion of the foreign body like endodontic instrument, mouth mirror top, rubber dam clamp, during root canal treatment are rare but can result in serious complications. The present paper reports a case in which Irrigation needle was accidentally swallowed by the patient undergoing root canal therapy, which entered digestive tract and passed uneventfully within 24 hours.
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