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Yeah, 'baby root canals' are very common -- sometimes upwards of 10 to 15+
They take about 5 minutes to do.
'Baby teeth' are necessary for many reasons including eating and guidance of permanent teeth - heck the molars need to last until up to 12+ years old. This is why they are repaired and not pulled....
Not a big fan of GP's practicing pediatric dentistry and even less a fan of them using oral sedation.
Even a pediatric dentist would be challenged by the rare airway complication but they are way better trained and will monitor the child as required by law.
Regardless of amount of sedation used here, more than likely this child was not monitored properly and experienced unmanaged respiratory depression leading to cardiac arrest.
Sad, and unnecessary...
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