The CT image (coronal) shows the orthodontic wire lodged in the woman's intestine. Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital A woman in Australia discovered more than she anticipated when she went to the doctor ...

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The 30-year-old turned up at A&E with terrible stomach pains A WOMAN rushed to A&E with agonising stomach pain was found to have a WIRE from a dental brace lodged in her bowels. The piece of metal was ...

If you've ever accidentally swallowed the spacers or rubber bands used with your braces, we have the ultimate horror story for you. Two days later, however, she returned to the hospital because her ...

If you've worn braces, you know it's a pain when orthopedic wires poke into your gums. As an Australian woman can attest, it's no fun when they pierce the small intestine, either. Doctors initially ...

If you've ever accidentally swallowed the spacers or rubber bands used with your braces, we have the ultimate horror story for you. Two days later, however, she returned to the hospital because her ...

A woman in Australia discovered more than she anticipated when she went to the doctor due to stomach pains -- only to find a dental brace wire that had been lodged in her intestine for a decade. The ...

A dental wire of 7 centimeters tore through the gut of the woman who was rushed to the emergency room after experiencing pain. The case was reported in a study published journal BMJ Case Reports on ...

A man from Mabalacat, Pampanga underwent a medical procedure after accidentally swallowing a piece of his dental braces, in what experts described as a rare but dangerous incident. In a report on 24 ...

An Australian woman recently went into the hospital complaining of abdominal cramps and pain. Which, relatable, right? Except that in this case, it was only after doctors did a CT scan that they ...