A Simple Tooth Infection Can Lead to Death
A Simple Tooth Infection Can Lead to Death
A 24-year old man died recently from a tooth infection.
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" why are you thinking Heidi Collins who you may recognize that we called his wife. Is holding her -- fictional little girl and talking about her reaction when a relative told her. What happened to 24 year old Kyle -- No one could believe the young father and aspiring paralegal. Died from what started as a --"
" Putting a -- So that mom in action and having to. --"
" you started hurting two weeks ago it needed to be pulled but Kyle -- a single father out of work. And out of health insurance he hoped the problem would just go away but then he started getting headaches and it -- while we went to the ER."
" Given the antibiotic and pain medicine you couldn't afford to pay an antibiotic. We tend to McCain yeah. And that was not what he needed."
" Doctor told families the pain it stopped that the infection kept spreading it eventually attacked his brain and cause that as well. Leaving his family devastated and little -- without a father patty says they want to make sure that never happened. Can anyone now."
" That have gone for the segment. Just taking care. -- And that put them on is that when that escalated to them. So that's a lesson learned by all."
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