MEDINA, Ohio (Law&Crime) — An Ohio man died after a routine dental procedure to remove three teeth, and now his widow has filed lawsuits against the surgeon and associated staff.
The Incident
On August 4, 2023, 48-year-old Matthew Miller arrived at the Visage Surgical Institute in Medina, Ohio, for the extraction of three teeth. While under general anesthesia, Miller reportedly “desaturated and stopped breathing on his own.” Despite life-saving efforts at the facility and transport to a hospital, Miller remained on life support for four days and died on August 8, 2023. The official cause of death was listed as acute hypoxic respiratory failure, probably due to procedural sedation…