Woman Swallows Dental Needle During Tooth Treatment
Moscow, August 19, Vesti. In St. Petersburg, a 20-year-old girl accidentally swallowed a dental needle while undergoing tooth treatment at a private clinic.
Consensus
- The incident occurred on August 18 in a private dental clinic in Saint Petersburg.
- The patient is a 20-year-old woman.
- The patient accidentally swallowed a dental needle during a dental procedure.
- The needle was located in the patient's mouth during a radiographic examination.
- The patient was hospitalized after the incident.
- Medical professionals detected the needle in the patient's gastrointestinal tract, specifically in the stomach and duodenum.
- The patient's condition is assessed as satisfactory.
- The needle has not yet been extracted.
- The dental clinic initially denied knowledge of the incident, then claimed the swallowed object was a rubber band.
Points of divergence
- The dentist dropped the needle into the patient's mouth. — vm
- The instrument slipped during a radiographic examination and entered the digestive tract. — riamo
- The patient was advised by the medical staff to drink water after the incident. — riamo
- The needle was in the patient's tooth during the X-ray. — vesti
- The clinic initially claimed not to understand the situation, then suggested the object was a rubber band. — riamo
- The clinic denied knowledge of the incident and refused official comments. — vesti
- A similar case occurred in Voronezh involving a teenager who inhaled a sewing needle, which later moved to the stomach without damaging organs. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Patient swallowed a needle during a dental appointment in St. Petersburg — Вечерняя Москва
- In St. Petersburg, a patient of a dental clinic ate a needle during a visit to the dentist — РИАМО
- In Saint Petersburg, a girl swallowed a needle during tooth treatment — Вести