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Health
5-Year-Old's Brush Mishap
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bhopal
🗓 17 Jul 2026, 07:41 PM
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A 5-year-old boy's toothbrush pierced his throat while brushing, requiring a complex surgery. Doctors at Hamidia Hospital successfully performed the operation without making an incision in the throat.
In a shocking incident, a 5-year-old boy's toothbrush slipped and pierced his throat while brushing his teeth. The incident occurred when the boy fell while brushing, causing the toothbrush to break and get lodged in his throat. The boy was rushed to Hamidia Hospital, where doctors performed a complex surgery to remove the toothbrush. Despite the risk of asphyxiation, the doctors managed to remove the toothbrush without making an incision in the throat.