Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report
Ingestions and aspirations of foreign bodies are rare, but do occasionally occur during dental treatment. Although reports exist, few include photos demonstrating the extensive surgical intervention that may be necessary to manage such events. Perhaps this lack of visualization, and associated lack...
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Korean Academy of Conservative Dentistry
2023-11-01
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| author | Devon Marta Ptak Elinor Alon Robert Bruce Amato Julia Tassinari Adrian Velasquez |
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| description | Ingestions and aspirations of foreign bodies are rare, but do occasionally occur during dental treatment. Although reports exist, few include photos demonstrating the extensive surgical intervention that may be necessary to manage such events. Perhaps this lack of visualization, and associated lack of awareness, is one of the reasons some clinicians still provide non-surgical root canal therapy (NSRCT) without a rubber dam. This case report outlines the medical treatment of a 30-year-old male who initially presented to a general dentist’s office (not associated with the authors) for NSRCT of their mandibular right first molar. A rubber dam was not used for this procedure, during which the accidental ingestion of an endodontic K-file occurred. The patient was subsequently hospitalized for evaluation and treatment, consisting of numerous imaging studies, endoscopic evaluation, and surgical removal of the file from his small intestine. The ingestion of foreign bodies, and the associated complications, can be reduced through the routine use of a rubber dam, which is considered the standard of care for NSRCT. This case graphically illustrates the potential consequences associated with deviating from the standard of care and should remind clinicians that a rubber dam is necessary for all cases of NSRCT. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d08a5fd3054c4698a3f090a8b44725d02025-08-20T03:31:10ZengKorean Academy of Conservative DentistryRestorative Dentistry & Endodontics2234-76582234-76662023-11-01484e3210.5395/rde.2023.48.e321075Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case reportDevon Marta Ptak0Elinor Alon1Robert Bruce Amato2Julia Tassinari3Adrian Velasquez4Department of Endodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Endodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USADepartment of Endodontics, Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, MA, USABrown Surgical Associates, Inc., Newport, RI, USAWarren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI, USAIngestions and aspirations of foreign bodies are rare, but do occasionally occur during dental treatment. Although reports exist, few include photos demonstrating the extensive surgical intervention that may be necessary to manage such events. Perhaps this lack of visualization, and associated lack of awareness, is one of the reasons some clinicians still provide non-surgical root canal therapy (NSRCT) without a rubber dam. This case report outlines the medical treatment of a 30-year-old male who initially presented to a general dentist’s office (not associated with the authors) for NSRCT of their mandibular right first molar. A rubber dam was not used for this procedure, during which the accidental ingestion of an endodontic K-file occurred. The patient was subsequently hospitalized for evaluation and treatment, consisting of numerous imaging studies, endoscopic evaluation, and surgical removal of the file from his small intestine. The ingestion of foreign bodies, and the associated complications, can be reduced through the routine use of a rubber dam, which is considered the standard of care for NSRCT. This case graphically illustrates the potential consequences associated with deviating from the standard of care and should remind clinicians that a rubber dam is necessary for all cases of NSRCT.http://www.rde.ac/upload/pdf/rde-48-e32.pdfaccidental injuriesdiagnostic imagingendoscopyroot canal therapyrubber damssurgery |
| spellingShingle | Devon Marta Ptak Elinor Alon Robert Bruce Amato Julia Tassinari Adrian Velasquez Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report Restorative Dentistry & Endodontics accidental injuries diagnostic imaging endoscopy root canal therapy rubber dams surgery |
| title | Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report |
| title_full | Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report |
| title_short | Ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file: a case report |
| title_sort | ingestion and surgical retrieval of an endodontic file a case report |
| topic | accidental injuries diagnostic imaging endoscopy root canal therapy rubber dams surgery |
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