Toothpick-related injuries in the United States from 2001 to 2017

Hu, Kaili; McGwin, Gerald

doi:10.1080/17457300.2021.1930059

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“…Agarwal found that more than 80% of patients with retained foreign bodies were boys and 58% involved the foot 5 . Other authors have noted that children and adolescents are prone to toothpickrelated injuries, particularly involving the foot 3,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17] .…”

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Late Presentation of a Retained Wood Foreign Body as an Expanding Soft-Tissue Mass in an Adolescent's Foot

Gamble¹

2023

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Case:A 12-year-5-month-old boy presented with a 3-month history of a 2 × 3-cm enlarging painful mass on the medial plantar aspect of his left foot. The radiograph was normal, but the magnetic resonance (MR) images clearly disclosed a foreign body in the shape of a toothpick that had been quiescent for 31 months. Thirty-three months after surgical removal, the patient was asymptomatic and had returned to full activity.Conclusion:A retained wood foreign body can present as an expanding mass, and MR is the modality of choice to image wood foreign bodies.

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Late Presentation of a Retained Wood Foreign Body as an Expanding Soft-Tissue Mass in an Adolescent's Foot

Gamble¹

2023

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“…La mortalidad de los cuadros de perforación, va del 9,8% en algunas publicaciones 14 llegando en algunas series hasta al 18%. 9 El pronóstico se encuentra estrechamente relacionado al diagnóstico precoz, tratamiento dirigido adecuado, así como la oportunidad de la cirugía de ser necesaria.…”

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Perforación gástrica y pancreática, con trombosis de vena porta por ingesta de cuerpo extraño Caso clínico

2023

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“…Toothpick fashioned from these materials were common in ancient times. Today, toothpick made from wood has become predominant (Christen and Christen, 2003;Lozano et al, 2013;Hu and McGwin, 2021). According to Jardim et al (2009), twigs made from wood is known as 'primitive toothpicks'.…”

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“…The habit of using toothpick has been associated with the development of Lemierre's syndrome (Wu et al, 2013). Although toothpick is mainly used to maintain dental hygiene, it is part of the items used in food service and preparation as well as art projects executed at home (Hu and McGwin, 2021).…”

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Microbiological Assessment and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Isolates from Exposed Toothpicks in Selected Eateries

Maduka

Olie

2023

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Toothpick is mainly used to remove food particles, fishbone and meat stuck between the teeth after a meal. Poor handling and exposure of toothpicks on dinner tables in many eateries could pose a public health risk. In this study, a total of one hundred (100) wooden toothpicks were randomly sampled from twenty (20) eateries in five (5) locations in Benin City. A packet of toothpick purchased from a shop served as control. Microbiological analysis and antibiotic sensitivity tests involved the use of standard methods and disc agar diffusion method, respectively. The percentage occurrence of bacterial isolates from the samples include Bacillus sp. (25 %), Staphylococcus sp. (20 %), Streptococcus sp. (20 %), Proteus sp. (15 %), Salmonella sp. (10 %), Escherichia coli (5 %) and Klebsiella sp. (5 %) while the fungal isolates include Saccharomyces cerevisiae (80 %), Penicillium sp. (10 %) and Mucor sp. (10 %). The bacterial isolates were resistant to many antibiotics used in the study with the exception of gentamicin and ofloxacin. In order to prevent microbial contamination of toothpicks in the eateries which could lead to disease transmission, toothpicks should be rinsed with potable water before using it. Toothpicks should not be exposed on dinner tables. Instead, automatic toothpick dispenser should be provided in eateries.

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Toothpick-related injuries in the United States from 2001 to 2017

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Late Presentation of a Retained Wood Foreign Body as an Expanding Soft-Tissue Mass in an Adolescent's Foot

Late Presentation of a Retained Wood Foreign Body as an Expanding Soft-Tissue Mass in an Adolescent's Foot

Perforación gástrica y pancreática, con trombosis de vena porta por ingesta de cuerpo extraño Caso clínico

Microbiological Assessment and Antibiotic Susceptibility Pattern of Bacterial Isolates from Exposed Toothpicks in Selected Eateries

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