Reference report number mw5068737.The dentist was sectioning a tooth of a patient when the bur broke in half.The dentist took a panoramic xray of the patient's mouth at the office and saw that a piece of the bur that broke was still in an area of the patient's cheek.The patient was then asked to rinse their mouth out.After the patient rinsed their mouth the office took a second panoramic xray at the office and did not see anything.As a precautionary measure the office decided to send the patient to an offsite facility for a chest xray.
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