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Another reason to postpone a dental visit. KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — A routine trip to the dentist was anything but normal — after an Illinois man inhaled the dentist’s drill bit and had to go to the hospital to get it removed last month. Tom Jozsi, 60, told WISN-TV that he was at the dentist getting his tooth filled when he was told he swallowed a tool. “I didn’t really even feel it going down. All I felt was a cough. When they did the CT scan they realized, ‘You didn’t swallow it. You inhaled it,’” he said. Doctors believe that Jozsi inhaled just before he coughed, sending the 1-inch bit deep into Jozsi’s lung. Dr. Abdul Alraiyes, at Aurora Medical Center-Kenosha in Wisconsin, said the bit was so deep that normal scopes couldn’t reach it. Jozsi said he was told that if it couldn’t be taken out, part of his lung would have to be removed. Alraiyes and his medical team decided to try a newer device to remove the object — one that’s designed for early detection of cancer. Video of the scan shows the medical team was able to navigate the narrow airways, reach the drill piece and pull it out without harming Jozsi. “I was never so happy as when I opened my eyes, and I saw him with a smile under that mask shaking a little plastic container with the tool in it,” Jozsi said. Joszki said he now keeps the drill bit on a shelf at home. Alraiyes said colleagues in Michigan and Ohio have reported seeing similar cases. LINK:https://wgntv.com/news/illinois/you-inhaled-it-man-inhales-drill-bit-during-dental-visit/ | ||
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| Too soon old, Too late smart |
A dentist was trying to extract a temporary crown and lost his grip, causing the crown to go halfway down my throat. I managed to bring it up. Wonder how he's doing. _______________________________________ NRA Life Member Member Isaac Walton League I wouldn't let anyone do to me what I've done to myself | |||
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Fire begets Fire |
Seems to me it’s a lot more like: “You dropped it!”. This is the real world use case for dental dams. "Pacifism is a shifty doctrine under which a man accepts the benefits of the social group without being willing to pay - and claims a halo for his dishonesty." ~Robert A. Heinlein | |||
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A Grateful American |
"You keep it! They paid for it!" "the meaning of life, is to give life meaning" ✡ Ani Yehudi אני יהודי Le'olam lo shuv לעולם לא שוב! | |||
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| Just because you can, doesn't mean you should |
A good reason to shop around for a new dentist. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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semi-reformed sailor |
I never even got to see the lump they took out of my neck…and I asked! "Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor.” Robert A. Heinlein “You may beat me, but you will never win.” sigmonkey-2020 “A single round of buckshot to the torso almost always results in an immediate change of behavior.” Chris Baker | |||
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