Table 1:

Categories of comestible IOFBs

CategorySubcategoryName
Hard IOFBsLarge candiesJawbreaker (Ferrara Pan Candy Company, Forest Park Ill)
Lemonhead (Ferrara Pan Candy Company, Forest Park Ill)
Werther's Originals (Storck Industry, Chicago, Ill)
Small candiestic tacs (Ferrero, Somerset, NJ)
Lifesaver (Wrigley, Peoria, Ill)
Soft IOFBsChewablesTootsie Roll (Tootsie Roll Industries, Chicago, Ill)
Starburst (Mars, Vernon, Calif)
GumsBubble Yum (Hershey, Hershey, Pa)
Eclipse (Wrigley, Peoria, Ill)
  • Note:—IOFB indicates intraoral foreign body.