Root canal results in death
Monday, June 30th, 2008Child dies after root canal treatment
A single root canal is painful enough, I wonder how the dentist could carry out five, and that too on a such small child. Many sittings are required to complete a root canal, the dentist should have been patient.
A few days later, I had gone to a dentist for a routine dental check, there was no immediate dental problem. Some of my fillings were very old and got discolored over a period of time. I asked her whether it was possible to change them. She said that a root canal would most likely be required, she would need to take an xray to confirm this. After she took a xray, she confirmed that the root canal was needed. When I asked her the death of the girl, she said that it was because anesthesia had not been administered properly.
Some times the dentists are very careless, and there is no regulatory body to prevent such problems. They are least bothered about the patient’s welfare, only treating the maximum number of patients in the shortest time and earning the most money. Most dentists know that it will be difficult for the patients to prove the negligence in court and win damages.