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Accidental Ingestion of Endodontic File: A Case Report

  • Saraf H
  • Nikhade P
  • Chandak M
Case Reports in Dentistry (2012) 2012 1-3
DOI: 10.1155/2012/278134
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Ingestion of the endodontic instrument during root canal treatment is rare but can result in serious complications. The present paper reports a case in which endodontic file was accidentally swallowed by the patient undergoing root canal therapy, which entered digestive tract and passed uneventfully.

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Saraf, H. P., Nikhade, P. P., & Chandak, M. G. (2012). Accidental Ingestion of Endodontic File: A Case Report. Case Reports in Dentistry, 2012, 1–3. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/278134

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