Wisdom Teeth Removal Leads to Coma
Posted on 23. Apr, 2009 by wisdom in Wisdom Teeth
I was saddened to hear recently that a high school junior in Tonganoxie, Kansas, who recently went in to have his wisdom teeth removed, was seriously injured and left in a coma. The oral surgeon who performed the surgery had just opened a new dental center. The cause for the injury is due to a faulty medical gas system which delivered oxygen and nitrous oxide.
My prayers and thoughts go out to the family of Austin Stone, his friends, and the community. Already, the community has organized ‘Team Tongie’ to help raise money for incidental expenses of those who suffer from medical emergencies and crisis.
To learn more visit the following links.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2009/apr/22/medical-gas-accident-may-lead-policy-change/
http://www.drbicuspid.com/index.aspx?sec=sup&sub=pmt&pag=dis&ItemID=301758&wf=34
http://www.kctv5.com/news/19223205/detail.html
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14 Comments
Dental Heroes
03. May, 2009
This is sad. Thanks for bringing this to our attention.
Lumineers
07. May, 2009
This is a very sad story, albiet one that should serve as a reminder to those hunting for a dentist that extreme caution and patience should be taken.
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Dental implants
23. Dec, 2009
I’m Sory to hear that
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Orthodontic
23. Dec, 2009
Oh man…This is sad
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Dentist Thornhill
24. Dec, 2009
This is most unfortunate. Dental equipment should always be inspected to avoid this scenario.
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Emergency dental
05. Jan, 2010
This is a very serious problem and all dentists should learn not to make this same mistake.
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Childrens dentist
05. Jan, 2010
This is a horrible situation. A dentist must always warn a patient undergoing anesthesia that there is a chance of death.
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Air Techniques, Inc.
22. Jun, 2010
To Austin Stone, hoping for your recovery and that what happened to you will not happen to anyone anymore. This situation should have been avoided, if their dental equipment were inspected.
airtechniques
05. Sep, 2010
This is really unfortunate. I hope for your soonest recovery. That is why dentists should only purchase dental equipments to trusted companies who sells inspected and the most safe equipments.
Wendy Scott
20. Oct, 2010
This is a truely awful thing to happen to the young man. I do wonder wether the proper checks were carried out on the equipment! If nothing else it highlights the need to be fastidious in ensuring that our equipment is 100% operational and not a danger to our patients! Very sad
Midtown Manhattan Dentist
10. Dec, 2010
Oh, this is so sad!!! I’m sorry to hear about that.
London Dental Practice
16. May, 2011
I think that these cases are rare, but at the same time the patient should be aware of the potential risks.
chels
09. Dec, 2011
What happen was the dentist gave him too much laughing gas “nitrose” . So that’s the dentists fault, no one else’s.
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