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Daughter accidentally swallowed brackets frm braces. does it go 2 her stomach or lungs? worried ..

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Stomach: When you swallow, the epiglottis folds down to covers the air entry site and allows the material to enter the swallow tube. Anything that accidentally enters the air tube would produce immediate and constant coughing.

Answered 8/17/2018

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