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Woman spent two nights in ICU after wisdom tooth surgery – Otago Daily Times
A woman in her 20s spent two nights in a New Zealand intensive care unit (ICU) after getting one of her wisdom teeth removed. Today, a Health and…
A woman in her 20s spent two nights in a New Zealand intensive care unit (ICU) after getting one of her wisdom teeth removed.Today, a Health and Disability Commission report revealed the hospital stay came after a dentist made multiple failures in treating an infection following her wisdom tooth extraction, including allowing his patient to self-medicate and mistaking it for a dry socket.
The woman – who has not been named for privacy reasons – had her lower right wisdom removed in April 2018.
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