(CNN) 鈥� A Minnesota woman has filed a malpractice lawsuit claiming she was left disfigured after her Eden Prairie dentist performed more than 30 procedures during a single appointment.
In a civil lawsuit filed last week against Dr. Kevin Molldrem and Molldrem Family Dentistry in Hennepin County District Court, Kathleen Wilson claimed she had to go to other dentists to fix Molldrem鈥檚 鈥渘egligent work,鈥� which has caused her 鈥渟ignificant injuries,鈥� according to the complaint.
Wilson alleges that Molldrem performed eight crowns, four root canals and 20 fillings in a single visit in July 2020.
According to the lawsuit, Molldrem also provided Wilson with anesthesia 鈥渨ell in excess of (the) recommended dosage鈥� and engaged in 鈥渇alsifying medical records鈥� regarding the amount of anesthetic administered.
CNN has reached out to Molldrem but has not heard back.
Wilson鈥檚 attorney, Nathaniel Weimer, said they retained Dr. Avrum Goldstein, a dentist who serves on the faculty at a Florida university, as an expert witness to review Wilson鈥檚 records, according to an affidavit.
In a report dated November 14, Goldstein acknowledged Molldrem鈥檚 diagnosis that 鈥渧irtually every tooth鈥� inside Wilson鈥檚 mouth had decay was correct. Goldstein said Molledrem鈥檚 treatment for Wilson, however, was wrong.
According to Goldstein, Wilson 鈥渞equired a slow, thoughtful, careful and measured response to her disease鈥� and 鈥渢rying to fill every hole in every tooth in her mouth in one visit鈥� was 鈥渘ot humanely possible to achieve.鈥�
Goldstein noted in his report the amount of anesthesia Molldrem used on Wilson was 鈥済rossly exceeding what would be considered safe.鈥�
Goldstein said in his report the maximum dosage of anesthetic would be 490 mg, but Molldrem gave Wilson 960 mg, citing Molldrem鈥檚 anesthesia records.
鈥淭here are finite amounts of anesthetic that can be administered over (a) 5- or 6-hour period, and exceeding that amount places the patient at risk for an overdose of anesthetic and potential(ly) harmful effects,鈥� Goldstein noted in his report.
CNN reached out to Goldstein, but has yet to hear back.
CNN contacted the American Dental Association for comment on whether that many procedures should occur in a single visit and what its typical recommendation is for that type of situation.
The ADA said its guidelines do not cover anesthesia dosing, and it referred CNN to the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) or the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology. CNN asked the groups about maximum dosages. The ASA said it could not comment because the case involved a dental, rather than medical, anesthetic.
Wilson, who alleges she鈥檚 endured pain and embarrassment, is seeking in excess of $50,000 in damages.
According to court records, Molldrem was served a summons on December 20 at his office in Eden Prairie. The practice鈥檚 says Molldrem has been a dentist for 20 years.
CNN contacted Weimer, who said he prefers 鈥渘ot to comment on active litigation.鈥�
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