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So this what a toothbrush looks like after being surgically removed from a man's stomach.

An Indian man’s teeth-cleaning routine went horribly awry after he accidentally swallowed the brush and had to have it surgically removed.

The unnamed Pasighat resident, 39, was reportedly brushing the back of his throat on September 15 when the toothbrush slipped and disappeared down his gullet, Metro reports.

Despite feeling no pain — and only minor, occasional discomfort in his stomach — the man reported to a nearby clinic, where doctors could not find the missing dental hygiene tool.

The patient was then referred to the Bakin Pertin General Hospital in Pradesh, where he received a throat scan the following day.

However, even X-rays couldn’t detect the toothbrush, which led surgeon Dr. Bomni Tayeng to deduce that it “had entered into the stomach.”