A FATHER has told how a dentist dropped a drill bit down her throat – and it stayed there for nine weeks.
Scott Pearson, 34, felt something hit his windpipe as he was about to replace a filling.
He tried to cough, but the 2cm accessory had already slid down his esophagus.
The staff reportedly said it would pass naturally, but his family doctor ordered him to go to the emergency room.
An X-ray showed the virus had ended up in his digestive system – not his lungs – and doctors assured him it was safe.
As concerned as he was, Scott, a train driver from Sheffield, feared it would perforate his internal organs and insisted on a scan after it still failed to show up days later.
He says doctors at Chesterfield Royal Hospital finally checked nine weeks after his dentist visit and discovered it was lodged in his appendix, as he suspected.
They then performed an emergency appendectomy in December 2022.
The father-of-two said: “I had to inspect every evacuation.
“I was worried it would be sharp and puncture my intestine, so I didn’t know if I should drive a train full of people.
“It would be a matter of time before it caused a major problem, like my appendix rupturing.
“This is life-threatening. It was a traumatic thing.”
He received compensation of £16,500 from the dental practice in an out-of-court settlement, but had to fork out £5,000 in legal fees.
Scott said: “Before it all happened, if someone had said, ‘I’d give you £11,500 to get through this’, I would have said no.”
He’s been on a three-year waiting list to move, so he came back for exams.
He says they got him an appointment with the dentist who dropped the bridle but got a new one after complaining.
Chesterfield Royal Hospital was contacted.
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