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Jenn Morrone, a mother from New Jersey went into the dentist, prepared to undergo a standard root canal procedure. When she sat down in the patient’s chair, she had no doubts that it would go smoothly.
What actually happened during the procedure will horrify you.
Morrone’s dentist accidentally dropped the Novocaine injection needle into Morrone’s left eye. The bacteria from her mouth got into her eye and started a serious infection.
Morrone immediately went to her doctor after the incident, but despite antibiotic treatment and multiple surgeries, her eye and the bacterial infection never improved.
She ultimately lost her sight, and now wears a prosthetic eye.
Morrone filed a lawsuit against her dentist and was later interviewed by news stations. “This was 100% preventable,” she said.
As it turns out, the CDC and the American Dental Association both recommend that dental patients wear eye protection during all visits, even routine cleaning exams. Even the spray from these mundane visits can cause harmful bacteria to spread.
A recent survey, however, showed that 20% of dentists never have their clients wear any form of eye protection during any procedure, and only 6% have their patients wear eye protection “most of the time.”
Indeed, just as Morrone said, “If eye protection was worn, we wouldn’t be here and I would still have my vision and my life would be a lot different.”
Morrone did arrive at a settlement with her dentist, and she has since open a page on Facebook called Jenn’s Vision to raise awareness of the lack of eye protection offered in dental procedures. “One of the most important things to [her] was making sure this didn’t happen again.”
