What to Do If You've Swallowed Your Dental Crown

I’m always happy to pass on great info...and this is great info! I’ve included a few snippets below lifted from the full article.

Consider this scenario. While you're eating dinner you have a dental crown come off. But before you realize it has, you've gone ahead and swallowed it with your mouthful of food.

1. If this has happened to you, you really only have 3 choices.
2. Make yourself throw up and look for the crown in what comes up.
3. Start looking for your crown in your bowel movements.
4. Make no attempt to retrieve it. Arrange for your dentist to make you a new one.

The options you have -

1) Regurgitate the contents of your stomach and look for the crown.

As disagreeable as having to throw up may seem, doing so has a big advantage. If it works you'll have your crown back immediately.

1. That can provide a lot of peace of mind because dental crowns aren't cheap. Having yours in hand can remove the worry about having to go through the time and expense of having it replaced.

2) Looking for your swallowed crown in your stools.

When compared to the first method, this one may seem even more objectionable. But, once again, just keep in mind that your efforts can save you the cost of a new one (many hundreds of dollars).

How long will it take the crown to pass?

1. Play it safe and start looking for your crown in your very next bowel movement. But here are some statistics that apply:

• On average, it probably won't show up for 12 to 14 hours. (But remember, that's on average. You might want to start looking before that.)

Do you need more detail on this subject? Head on over to the full article here for more ideas and perspective. Afterwards, why not drop me an email to share your thoughts at [email protected]; or call me on 0403 368 147.

Thanks,

Lucas