I had a small piece of a back tooth break off and I'm sure I wound up swallowing it. How likely is it to cause injury? It's been a couple of days and so far I'm fine.
2006-12-10 10:51:25 · 9 answers · asked by ? 6 in Health ➔ Dental
It to shall pass
2006-12-10 11:01:09 · answer #1 · answered by norsmen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry. It will probably just be digested. I know someone that swallowed a full porcelain crown and there was almost nothing left of it when it did pass through. So a small piece of natural tooth will likely just be dissolved in your stomach acid. You'll be fine. =)
2006-12-10 11:50:01 · answer #2 · answered by LaLa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Swallowed, it's no problem. It'll pass on through. It can be a problem when people inhale teeth, because the lungs don't have a mechanism for getting rid of that stuff.
2006-12-10 10:54:45 · answer #3 · answered by Pangolin 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If it went down and you're breathing then you'll be fine. My brother swallowed a long screw once and it passed through.
2006-12-10 10:59:17 · answer #4 · answered by Zoey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're fine. It's no problem to pass shards of bone through the human digestive system.
2006-12-10 10:59:12 · answer #5 · answered by Cameron L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probably not
i know someone who swallowed a whole tooth, and they were fine
2006-12-10 10:58:47 · answer #6 · answered by Lacey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No problem. You will pass it out in a day or two.
2006-12-10 10:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by Squeegee 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only bad thing is the tooth fairy won't come
2006-12-10 10:59:09 · answer #8 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It might hurt coming out.
2006-12-10 10:58:43 · answer #9 · answered by Tina B 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋