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A Wisconsin man inhaled a 1-inch drill bit while sitting in the dentist's chair. "I was at the dentist getting a tooth filled, and then next thing I know I was told I swallowed this tool, so I didn't really even feel it going down. All I felt was a cough," he said. NOTE: Everything turns out okay,

During a routine trip to the dentist last month, a man inhaled the dentist's drill bit and had to go to the hospital to have it removed.

This is not the first time something like this has happened at the dentist.

Tom Jozsis unfortunate cough while getting a tooth filled sucked the inch-long tool deep into his lung.

What began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in a Kenosha hospital after he inhaled the dentist's drill bit.

What began as a routine dental visit landed an Illinois man in a hospital after he inhaled the dentist's drill bit.

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