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Man accidentally swallows entire toothbrush while cleaning tongue in Mumbai

short by Dharini Mudgal / on Wednesday, 4 November, 2026
A 53-year-old man from Maharashtra accidentally swallowed a 19-cm toothbrush. He said, "I brush my teeth and used to clean my tongue too using the toothbrush. Suddenly, the brush I was using on my tongue slipped and went down my throat." Doctors at a Navi Mumbai hospital removed it whole through his mouth using an endoscopic procedure, without surgery.
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