3-year-old girl dies during dental procedure in Stockton, California

STOCKTON, Calif. (WPVI) -- A family is looking for answers after a three-year-old girl died during a dental procedure in Stockton, California Monday.

The coroner's office has identified the girl as Daleyza Avila Hernandez.

According to KGO-TV, her mother says a dentist referred her to Children's Dental Surgery in Stockton.

"I don't want this to happen to another mother like it's happening to me," said Araceli Alvila.

The girl's mom says all she did was take her daughter to the dental center to fix her teeth -- 30 minutes later she says they brought her back dead.

The administrator of the dental center says they only do general dental procedures.

The cause of the girl's death has not yet been determined.

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