Dentist's mistake during 1997 root canal led to decades of pain for N.J. man, lawsuit says
A man has filed suit against a dental practice in Monmouth County, claiming he suffered for more than 20 years after the dentist allegedly broke a ...
A man has filed suit against a dental practice in Monmouth County, claiming he suffered for more than 20 years after the dentist allegedly broke a file in his gums during a root canal procedure. Christopher Rooney, 41, of North Carolina, was a 16-year-old living in New Jersey when he had a root canal in the summer of 1997 at Navesink Dental Care in Middletown, he said in court papers. Dr. Allan Ruda, the dentist, allegedly 'broke a file in the apex of the distal root at tooth number 2, causing injuries,' according to the lawsuit filed Dec.