wisdom teeth removal

Oral surgeon must pay 2.75 million in malpractice case for dental surgery gone wrong

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An oral surgeon has been ordered to pay $2.75 million in a medical malpractice case that nearly killed a 32 year old man. The trial had been delayed numerous times due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Further, the oral surgeon refused to negiotiate any type of settlement with the patient. In 2018, the man was refered to the oral surgeon for removal of his lower left wisdom tooth. During the his first appointment, the man had a panoramic x-ray of his mouth. When the oral surgeon reviewed the x-ray he noticied a radiolucency near the man’s lower left wisdom tooth. The oral surgeon then had the man undergo a cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan and suggested a biopsy to determine whether the lesion was cancerous. When a radiologist reviewed the CBCT san he said it was suboptical because IV contrast had … Read more

Man destroys dental office after dentist refuses to remove suspected electronic eavesdropping device

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In the past on this site it has been described how there may be a wisdom teeth conspiracy where dentists or oral surgeons implant an electronic eavesdropping device also known as a microchip inside patients mouths after wisdom teeth removal. This is described in the post Wisdom Teeth Conspiracy: Electronic Eavesdropping Device although no concrete proof of such a conspiracy is provided. It was however speculated that it could be possible to place a radio-frequency identification (RFID) microchip with potential for Global Positioning System (GPS) tracking capabilities inside a patients mouth. If this was done it may be possible for someone to observe and hear everything the person says and also know their exact location. Recently, it has been reported that a man in Brazil and his wife believed that the woman had a microchip secretely implanted in her mouth … Read more

Coronectomy Five Year Follow Up

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An interesting article titled “Coronectomy: A Surgical Option for Impacted Third Molars in Close Proximity to the Inferior Alveolar Nerve—A 5-Year Follow-Up Study,” appears in the 2019 edition of the Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery written by Monaco et al. The article discusses a study that explores complications up to five years after coronectomy. Coronectomy is often suggested to treat wisdom teeth when there is a high risk of nerve damage see for example Do People Know about Coronectomy For Management of Wisdom Teeth?. In the article the authors build upon a prior study they published that evaluated early or late complications and root migration for up to three years after coronectomy by extending the time period to up to five years after coronectomy. The study evaluated 94 patients who presented for lower wisdom teeth removal at the University … Read more

Wisdom for Wisdom Program Offers Free Wisdom Teeth Removal

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Several oral surgeons in the U.S. are currently accepting applications for their wisdom for wisdom program. This program allows for students to submit an application for an opportunity to have wisdom teeth removal performed for free. Typically extraction of four wisdom teeth can cost between $2,000 to $3,000 based on the level of impaction of difficulty and the type of sedation the patient is having. This program is designed to help allow college students who have numerous other expenses, to use the savings towards textbooks, room and board, or tuition for courses. The wisdom for wisdom program seems to have been started within the last five years and picked up steam during the COVID-19 pandemic when many young students were having financial struggles because their parents lost their job or they could not find a summer job. This program has … Read more

Man in China Dies Two Weeks after Wisdom Teeth Removal

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Wisdom teeth surgery can in rare cases lead to death. This has been covered before on this site in blog posts such as Wisdom Teeth Removal Death in 2016 in Florida: Settlement Reached, Four and half million settlement in wisdom teeth extraction death, Two million settlement in wisdom teeth extraction death, Recent Stories on Wisdom Teeth Removal Death, Asphyxia Due to Compression of the Trachea Leading to Death After Wisdom Tooth Extraction, 12 Million Given After Wisdom Teeth Removal Caused Death, Wisdom Teeth Removal Leaves to Death Two Days After, and Air Embolism During Wisdom Teeth Removal Causes Death. In the middle of 2020 a Chinese man died after having his wisdom teeth extracted. The 26 year old man had his wisdom tooth removed at a hospital in the Hunan Province of China on May 25, 2020. He had continuous … Read more