Sir John Soundy, addressing a meeting on behalf of the ICinp Edward VII Ilospifar, Windsor, mentioned a case of « man who swallowed a portion of the broken plato oof his false teeth with four teetli) attached. By the time he got to Clio hospital the teeth had gone 12 inches down. In order to try to avoid what woul*d have 'been a very 6erious operation, one of the surgeons inserted a tube with an electric light bulb, lie located the teoth\ and th*n inserted vojy fine clips. After patiently fishing for nearly an hour ho secured the teeth, aud drew them back 1 through tho throat.
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Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 45, 17 November 1920, Page 8
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