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USA: Lung surgeons report patients are inhaling dental drill bits in IL, MI, and OH

Emily

Editor, Senior Moderator
Time for the FDA to investigate. Maybe a defective design in a new model, or an old model aging out.

https://www.weau.com/2022/04/19/man-...while-dentist/
Man inhales drill bit into lung while at dentist

A rare medical procedure was needed to remove the inch-long drill bit from the patient's lung. (WISN, DR. ABDUL ALRAIYES, CNN)
By WISN Staff
Published: Apr. 19, 2022 at 2:06 AM CDT


KENOSHA, Wis. (WISN) - What began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in the hospital after he inhaled the dentist’s drill bit. A rare medical procedure was needed to remove it from his lung.
Tom Jozsi, a 60-year-old maintenance worker, says he was at the dentist getting a tooth filled when he swallowed an inch-long drill bit.
“I didn’t really even feel it going down. All I felt was a cough,” he said.

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Alraiyes says he has heard from colleagues in both Michigan and Ohio who report seeing cases nearly identical to this one.
 
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