An 18-year-old student was killed by a flesh-eating bacterium contracted following a routine dental procedure, a medical examiner in the US has ruled. Benjamin La Montagne died two days after having his wisdom teeth taken out. During or shortly after the procedure, he had contracted necrotising fasciitis, the local Office of the Chief Medical Examine ruled.
[link url=http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/flesheating-bacteria-kills-teen-following-routine-wisdom-teeth-extraction-9554772.html]Full report in The Independent[/link]