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. Photo: Getty ImagesA woman in her 20s spent two nights in a New Zealand intensive care unit (ICU) after getting one of her wisdom teeth removed. The woman - who has not been named for privacy reasons - had her lower right wisdom removed in April 2018. She visited the dental service on three occasions to discuss her symptoms. The report said the dentist diagnosed a dry socket and prescribed a course of the antibiotic amoxicillin.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 12, 2020 01:41 UTC