List the appropriate treatment for a broken instrument tip

What will be an ideal response?

• Isolate area
• Ask patient not to swallow
• Examine sulcus for tip
• Remove with curet or magnetized retriever
• If tip cannot be located clinically, take radiograph to locate tip and remove
• Document in patient chart

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