Presentation
Inadvertent ingested dental file.
Patient Data
Age: 50 years
Gender: Female
From the case:
Ingested dental file
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Linear foreign body in the stomach consistent with a dental file.
Case Discussion
Dental files and other tools of dentistry may be inadvertently ingested during procedures in the dental chair.
This small dental file is likely to pass unhindered through the gastrointestinal tract.