Here is the link:
Dentist visit turns life threatening
and here is the article:
Quote:
Sept. 25, 2006 — CHICAGO (AP) — A 5-year-old Chicago girl who was sedated during a visit to the dentist never woke up and remained in a coma late last night at Children's Memorial Hospital.
Hospital officials say Diamond Brownridge, who had just started kindergarten, was on life support and in critical condition.
The girl's mother said her daughter was given an oral sedative, followed by an intravenous sedative and nitrous oxide gas at a storefront dental clinic in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood.
Diamond had complained of tooth pain and had been diagnosed with two cavities. In addition she was going to get caps on her lower front teeth.
The mother said she was told to leave the room during treatment, and when she returned a half-hour later, after paying the bill, she found her daughter lying on her side in the chair — not breathing.
(Copyright 2006 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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My co-worker turned around and asked me if I go into the dentist office with my children. Once I did not. My daughter was getting a cavity filled and the dentist told me that children react differently with the parent around, I was told to wait in the waiting room. My chest was hurting so much, I could not stand not knowing what was happening. Never, ever again. I will always go in the room from now on. If my dentist does not like it, I will bring a printed copy of this article.
Is it common practice to make the parents wait outside when sedating a child? I sure hope not.
If you have children, do you go in to the dentist office with them? If you don't, will you now? What are your thoughts on this?
In reading the article, I am curious why a 5 year old would have to get caps on her front teeth that are probably still baby teeth?
(This is my first time posting an article. If I did it wrong or it is in the wrong place, please let me know.There was a video too, with more details. But I was not sure if I could post it, or even how to)
Here is the link to the video. Just in case.
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=2491909