Heling B, Heling I
Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol. 1977 Mar;43(3):464-6. doi: 10.1016/0030-4220(77)90334-6.
The rubber dam is an absolute essential in all endodontic procedures. In documentation of that fact, we have presented the case of a 50-year-old man who swallowed an endodontic broach during endodontic treatment; the instrument passed through the gastrointestinal tract without difficulty.