A teenage girl died while undergoing routine dental surgery so she could have a brace fitted, an inquest has heard. Denisa Alexandra Stefanoaia, known as Alex, died at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London after complications during an operation to have four teeth removed.
The 15-year-old was told the surgery would take no more than an hour, was put under general anaesthetic, and was said to be pleased that it would eventually result in fixing her smile.
St Pancras Coroner's Court heard Alex, from Watford in Hertfordshire, was "severely obese", with mild asthma and sleep apnoea.
Experts told coroner Mary Hassell that the chance of Alex dying during the procedure, on February 14 2020, was "less than one in 100,000", and that the risk
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