Journal of the American Dental Association, Vol 121, Issue 5, 607-608
Copyright © 1990 by American Dental Association
Tongue ischemia from a soft-drink can: report of case
RL Siegel,
AM Speiser,
and
VM Bikofsky
Emergency Department, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ 07112.
A young girl was brought to the emergency department because her tongue became entrapped while she was drinking from an aluminum soft-drink can. A dental drill was used to remove the can. The tongue was observed for 48 hours, during which an ischemic area recovered spontaneously.