What happens if you swallow a tooth with a pin, crown, denture: what to do

The use of special prostheses can eliminate dental problems.

However, in some cases, unpleasant situations are possible in which a person swallows a denture, post or crown.

You need to know what will happen if you swallow a tooth, and where to go for help.

Causes

The use of parts to restore a damaged tooth allows you to eliminate the defect. But there are situations when dental prostheses or the tooth itself are swallowed. The reasons are mainly as follows:

1. The ingestion of a tooth occurs as a result of a violation of its integrity, for example, during a meal.
2. Prosthesis - swallowing occurs when the part is loose. Lack of timely access to the dentist can lead to the loss of the prosthesis while eating hard food.
3. Pin - getting into the digestive tract of the pin occurs rarely and mainly as a result of poor-quality installation of a denture. Prosthesis falls out with the pin, you can swallow it with food.
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4. Crown - the crown is installed using special means for fastening, in some cases the crown falls off and is swallowed. Most often, such unpleasant symptoms occur at night.

In childhood, ingestion of dental particles can occur as a result of eating excessively hard food or performing poor-quality work by the dentist.

Effects

You need to understand what will happen if you swallow a piece or a fragment of a tooth. Some complications can occur that harm both the adult and the child.

Problem	Effects
Adult	Child
Swallowing teeth	If a tooth enters the stomach, most often the foreign body comes out naturally without complications. However, in some cases, the swallowed object has various chips and sharp edges that damage the digestive organs and cause bleeding.
Denture	Swallowing a part without sharp particles does not cause complications	In some cases, there is pain and discomfort in the stomach of the child
Pin	It causes a large number of unpleasant symptoms in both adults and children. Most often, complications manifest themselves in the form of damage to the walls of the digestive system and bleeding. Pain and burning are also manifested, therefore, after swallowing the pin, it is necessary to contact a gastroenterologist for an X-ray and prescribing treatment.
Crown	In adults, stomach pain may occur in some cases. In case of chipping on the crown, damage to the digestive system can occur	Bowel upset, nausea and vomiting. In cases where the crown has damaged the walls of the digestive organs, bleeding is observed.

If swallowed temporary filling with arsenic, the risk of getting poisoning is practically absent: in dentistry, a special paste is used, which contains a small amount of a poisonous substance.

Ingestion of arsenic in childhood can in some cases provoke symptoms of nausea, with such signs you should consult a pediatrician.

What to do: first aid for adults and children

It is important to know what to do if a person has swallowed a denture, a crown from a tooth. First aid for swallowing foreign objects depends on the size and individual characteristics of the person. Most often, items come out naturally and do not cause discomfort.

Depending on the type of object that has entered the human digestive tract, the following measures must be taken:

1. Crown. If there are no unpleasant symptoms, it is necessary to wait for the natural release of the particle. If there are crown splits, the stomach should be flushed and an x-ray taken.
2. If a tooth is swallowed, it is necessary to find out if there are any chips. If there are no sharp particles, no action should be taken.
3. Denture. It is necessary to monitor the well-being of a person. If necessary, flush the stomach with plenty of warm water.
4. If the pin is swallowed, damage to the mucous membrane of the digestive system may occur. Therefore, you should not take any measures yourself. The pin must be removed using a special device by specialists.

In order to identify a complication in time or to reassure oneself, an adult and an injured child can contact the nearest traumatology department.

The child's body is more sensitive to various foreign particles. Therefore, you need to do the following:

1. Crown - in childhood, if parts get into the digestive tract, you should contact a gastroenterologist and consult. Most often, gastric lavage is prescribed to remove the foreign matter.
2. Tooth - to remove the body, it is necessary to introduce fresh fruits and foods into the child's diet, which accelerate intestinal motility. If there are chips, it is recommended to seek help from a specialist.
3. Denture - if the part is swallowed without damage, first aid is not provided. In the presence of sharp edges, the removal is carried out by a specialist after the necessary type of examination.
4. Pin - if an object enters the stomach, you must go to the hospital for an X-ray examination of the digestive system. It is forbidden to take measures on your own.

It is forbidden to artificially induce vomiting, this can lead to damage to the digestive tract.

If the child has swallowed baby tooth, the following procedure must be followed:

• examine the oral cavity for chips;
• give the child a large amount of warm drink to speed up the passage of the particle through the digestive system;
• if unpleasant symptoms are observed, contact a medical institution.

Situations with milk teeth entering the stomach are common, but very rarely cause complications.

Doctor's actions

If a foreign body causes discomfort after swallowing, a gastroenterologist should be consulted. The specialist will interview the patient to identify the type of foreign body and its size. After that, the following procedures are assigned:

• X-ray examination to identify the location of the foreign body;
• gastric lavage;
• enema (if the object is located in the intestine);
• the use of an esophagoscope - it is prescribed in difficult cases when a pin is swallowed (using a device under anesthesia, a foreign body is eliminated).

After removing a foreign particle with a special device, you need to be observed by a specialist for some time to diagnose damage to the digestive system.

When swallowed objects come out of the body

The period when dentures come out of the digestive tract depends on the individual characteristics of the organism. This usually takes several days.

The crown can leave the body for up to 4 days.

In the event that unpleasant symptoms and pain occur after the expiration of this period, it is necessary to seek the advice of a specialist.