Weight, ethnicity, and race: patient weight, ethnicity, and race unknown.Other relevant history: no relevant history.Implant date, explant date: the device is not implanted.Concomitant medical products and therapy dates: no known concomitant medical products and therapy dates.
Event or Problem Description
A dental hygienist was performing perio maintenance when an instrument tip broke in the patients mouth and was ingested.The patient was advised to go to the hospital where images were taken.The tip was found in the descending colon but, no signs of perforation.The surgical team decided not to operate and wait for the tip to pass.