A 17-year-old died during a routine wisdom tooth removal in Washington state back in June, and his parents filed a lawsuit this week against the surgeon.
According to a news release, 17-year-old Erik Edge was a perfectly healthy teenager and had a common reaction to anesthesia. The lawsuit alleges that the surgeon failed to notice the reaction before it was too late, which resulted in Erik’s death.
Erik’s parents, Mark and Sara Edge, filed the medical malpractice and negligence lawsuit on Monday against surgeon Bryan W. McLelland, DDS, as the clinic where Edge’s operation took place, Liberty Oral & Facial Surgery.
