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WINNIPEG — The mother of a Winnipeg man says he’s on life support after complications from having a wisdom tooth removed.

Angela Steele says Mason Woods had a wisdom tooth extracted on Feb. 27 and he was pleased that surgery went well.

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Steele says the 23-year-old Woods went back to the doctor on March 4 because the swelling hadn’t gone down and he was out of pain medication.

She says the doctor asked her son if he’d been taking antibiotics, but she says Woods wasn’t given a prescription for antibiotics, only for pain medication.

Steele says he was put on antibiotics, had a “cleanup” procedure and another oral surgery to remove the infection, and then had to have part of his skull removed to reduce swelling.

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority says it won’t discuss details of the case publicly but says it’s doing everything it can to help the patient.