Sudheesh, K MSridhar, K RKatta, NandiniChauhan, Himanshu2017-01-192017-01-192017-01Sudheesh K M, Sridhar K R, Katta Nandini, Chauhan Himanshu. Where Did It Go? A Case Report of Accidental Tooth Ingestion during a Simple Tooth Extraction. Annals of International Medical and Dental Research. 2017 Jan-Feb; 3(1): 5-6.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/182024Ingestion of foreign bodies accidentally can be seen commonly in emergencies usually in children, elderly, mentally impaired, or alcoholic individuals. Ingestion of a foreign body is more common than aspiration of a foreign body. Aspiration represents a serious medical situation whereas ingestion of a tooth is a less serious situation as the tooth will be egested due to peristaltic movements of the gastrointestinal tract. Here is a case report of tooth ingestion during a simple dental extraction which could have turned into a serious medical situation, had the patient aspirated the tooth.enToothIngestionExtractionAccidentalArticle