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Parents Sue After Teen Dies During Wisdom Tooth SurgeryBy KATIE MOISSEABC News Dec. 15, 2011 |
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 The parents of a Maryland teen who died earlier this year during wisdom tooth surgery have sued the oral surgeon and the anesthetist for medical malpractice. [...]Like any surgery, wisdom tooth extraction carries risks. The most common complication -- permanent nerve damage causing numbness of the tongue, lips or cheeks -- affects more than 11,000 people annually, according to a 2007 report in the American Journal of Public Health. But the surgery has also been linked to jaw and tooth fractures, brain tissue infections, life-threatening bleeding and hypoxia. With all the risks, some dentists question whether the extraction surgeries are even necessary. Read More 
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