Seven years later, a broken instrument raised a question of negligence
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November - 2026, Posted On: 01 November 2026
A root canal treatment performed in 2012 became the subject of a negligence complaint seven years later, after an X-ray revealed a broken instrument inside the treated tooth.
The patient had undergone RCT for pain in a lower molar. Following the procedure, the dentist advised an OPG because a periapical lesion was present. The patient did not undergo the advised investigation and did not return to the dentist for several years.