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Case ref:201606479
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Date:August 2017
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Body:A Dentist in the Lothian NHS Board area
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Sector:Health
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Outcome:Not upheld, no recommendations
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Subject:clinical treatment / diagnosis
Summary
Ms C complained that her dentist failed to give her appropriate treatment. In particular, she complained that the dentist may have fractured the root of her tooth during root canal treatment.
During our investigation we took independent advice from a dental surgeon. The adviser said that a root canal was the appropriate treatment for Ms C's tooth, and found that the root canal had been carried out appropriately, with Ms C's root fracture happening over a year later. We, therefore, did not uphold the complaint.