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will i be ok

when i was seven 5 to 6 years ago i put some lead pellets in my mouth i didnt eat any i they weren't in my mouth very long i read the warning label then spit them all out as fast as i could then spit in the sink like 5 times washed my mouth out and went on with my day the warning label says lead pellets contain a chemical known to the state of California to cause cancer and birth defects do nit inhale dust or put pellets in mouth! but i didn't inhale air when they were in my mouth i washed my mouth its been 6 years and im not experiencing anything unusual will i be ok?
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thank you so much i can finally relax thank you
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You will be perfectly O.K.

Children have been putting lead soldiers in their mouths for the last two hundred years without documented harm.

I don't mean to minimize the harzards of lead, but your single exposure is insignificant.
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