Statistics range from 1 death in every 400,000 cases to 1 in every 1.75 million cases, where anesthesia is used, depending which study one looks at.

Robert Braber, 59, bled to death after his extraction in December 2004.

Leejay Levene, 18, died from the general anesthesia in July 2007.

Leslie Bartell, 43, died from trouble breathing in February 2002.

Katherine Hallas, 22, died from complications in March 1999.

Luis Mora, 17, heart attack in December 2005.

Dacia Mar, 23, died from unknown complications in December 2002.

A 16 year old male died from subcutaneous emphysema of the neck in June 1987.

A 50 year old male died from coronary artery spasm while under anesthesia in November 1986.

A 48 year old women died from irreversible cerebral anoxic changes and diffuse myocardial necrosis due to prolonged cardiac arrest while under general anesthesia in September 1987.

A prison inmate died from difficulting breathing which led to heart failure in June 2004.

Francis Keller, 21, suffocation from swelling in throat morning after extractions in August 2005. (had known immune disorder)

A 21 year old female died for reasons not clear in March 2009.