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Is swallowing pieces of plastic from night guard for grinding teeth dangerous?
5 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
No: Anything tiny and non-toxic that is small enough to be ground off a guard by teeth activity, if undigestable, will pass harmless through your GI tract and be eliminated in your stool. Don't give it a second thought.
Answered 6/8/2018
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Probably not: If it was a small piece of plastic, odds are that it will simply pass right through you.
Answered 10/29/2020
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Not really: As long as the pieces are small.
Answered 10/29/2020
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