A dental patient from Syracuse, New York has brought a lawsuit against her dentist for injuries she allegedly sustained when a drill bit that snapped and lodged near her eye. The woman is seeking $600,000 for her medical expenses, as well as pain and suffering.
The incident dates back to October 2004 when the thirty-one-year-old woman sought treatment at an emergency dental clinic for pain in a left molar. The dentist administered Novocain and began drilling the tooth in preparation for its extraction. According to the lawsuit, as the dentist drilled, he was "performing rhythmical steps and movements to the song 'Car Wash,'" playing on a radio in the office. The patient then heard the snap of the drill bit. The dentist attempted to pull the bit out by using a metal hook, but only succeeded in pushing it into the patient's sinus and bone socket of the left eye, according to the lawsuit.
After initially telling his patient that she would probably sneeze the drill bit out, he later advised her to go to a hospital emergency room. Hospital personnel advised her that had she sneezed, she likely would have lost the sight in her left eye. The patient underwent emergency surgery and spent three days in the hospital, but she claims that she is suing the dentist simply because he broke his promise to pay her medical bills.
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