A Finnish dentist is on trial for involuntary manslaughter following the death of an 80-year-old patient who bled out after having all 18 of his teeth extracted in January 2021. The prosecution is seeking a penalty for the 55-year-old specialist dentist and oral surgeon. According to reports, the patient’s teeth were in extremely poor condition, leading the dentist to deem a full extraction necessary. The procedure involved removing all the patient’s teeth in a single visit. However, excessive bleeding occurred post-operatively, ultimately proving fatal. The case is being followed closely by the Finnish media, with Iltalehti providing ongoing coverage of the court proceedings. The dentist maintains the procedure was medically justified given the state of the patient’s teeth.