An Oaklahoma teen has died from a rare bacterial infection after having a root canal, KOCO.com reported.
Jonathan Adams, 18, had a sore throat and fever that doctors diagnosed as strep throat before he died on October 10, according to the article.
Now the Northeastern State University student's parents are informing the media that he died of Ludwig's angina. Adams fell ill several weeks after the root canal and had to be put on a respirator and fed through a tube. After a period of recovery, he contracted a second infection stemming from a perforated bowel, the article stated.
Adams's father stressed the importance of obtaining antibiotics when necessary and following prescription instructions after visiting the dentist, KOCO reported.
