There are some accidents
that we may face but rarely have heard of. One of such even is swallowing of
braces bracket. These kinds of cases seldom happen but definitely they are
alarming in nature.
If that bracket get stuck
into the stomach? If that bracket get stuck into the pyloric sphincter? If that
bracket get stuck into the intestine?
It may lead to the
deadliest problem one can imagine to have related to oral cavity. Irregular
teeth and those problems are resolved through braces. Some people have fixed
braces and some have removable braces.
Cases for awareness:
One of the recent cases
that came across was of a woman. She was having braces but swallowed the
bracket of braces and the wire was removed from the intestine after braces have
been removed from 10 years. That wire went from esophagus to the intestine
where it has damaged several parts of the intestine. It is to notify that
whenever such event happen, you are to hurry and explain the doctor about such
event.
This is not an only case;
there are many cases that happen often because of the negligence of the
patient. Any foreign body that gets inside the human body will cause
destruction by any means.
Don’t
Panic!!
Panic will never solve the situation. Sometimes the
solution is on the arm distance and while panicking you need to walk a mile to
solve the problem. Human body is the combination of lethal acids and enzymes.
If any metal enters the body and is moving with the flow of blood in the body.
That metal part may excrete from the body through natural way.
Acidic
Stomach and metal dissolution:
Our stomach is acidic in nature and that acid can
dissolve any metal that gets inside the body. The high pH level of stomach can
dissolve small metal thing that may enter the body by a mistake. Otherwise in a
day or two the external thing may be excreted automatically.
Problematic
situation:
After swallowing braces bracket if you have
difficulty in breathing. That is a frightening situation. That external metal
might collapsed with the lungs and effecting trouble in breathing.
If you have some stomach pain or cramps in the
abdomen, the swallowed braces bracket might stuck somewhere to the walls of the
stomach or get stuck to the pyloric sphincter.
If you have started having blood in your bowl, that
swallowed braces bracket might get to the intestine through the blood flow and
got stuck somewhere. This cause bruises on the walls of the intestine and cause
of bowl with the blood.
When
to approach doctor:
As we have discussed, sometimes the external thing
doesn’t damage the body so soon. It might take several years when you have
forgotten the swallowing of braces bracket. If that swallowed braces bracket
has not been excreted from the body naturally, you need to take this matter
seriously; even you are not having any pain. Consult the desired doctor and
explain the situation. Sooner or later that swallowed braces bracket has to be
removed from the body by having X-Rays to know where exactly that has been
stuck for several days. Initially you will wait for a day or two to have natural
removal from the body through natural excretory system.
Approach the doctor as soon as possible, to avoid
the hazardous situations related to body. To avoid such cases try to be careful
while your treatment with your dentist chandler az.
