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Table 3 Treatment time of the aspirated and ingested cases (number)

From: Thorough documentation of the accidental aspiration and ingestion of foreign objects during dental procedure is necessary: review and analysis of 617 cases

 

Immediate

2d

3d

4d

5d

7d

2w

5w

2 m

1y

3y

7y

Total

Aspiration

13

2

1

1

   

1

 

1

1

 

20

Ingestion (treatment)

7

1

1

 

1

3

2

 

1

  

1

17

Ingestion (observation and excretion)

 

2

5

1

2

1

1

     

12