Forms Of Dental Malpractice In Philadelphia

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Forms Of Dental Malpractice In Philadelphia
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Dental malpractice occurs when a dentist breaches
the acceptable standard of care or deviates from
that standard of care, causing harm, damages and
injuries to his or her patient. Dental
malpractice is one of the subcategories of
medical malpractice law, which means you may be
entitled to sue your dentist, orthodontist,
endodontist, oral surgeon, periodontist, or any
other dental health care professional for
providing treatment that is not in line with the
acceptable medical standard of care. Every
dentist and other dental health care professional
owe his or her patients a duty of care, while any
breaches of or deviations from the standard of
care can potentially expose the careless or
negligent dentist to a dental malpractice
lawsuit.
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Forms Of Dental Malpractice
A Philadelphia dental malpractice attorney at
The Weitz Firm, LLC, can help you sue your
dentist for making a medical error that caused
your injury or harm. In case you are wondering.
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Most Common Forms Of Dental Malpractice

• Wrong tooth extraction (removal of a healthy
  tooth instead of the damaged one)
• Failure to inform the patient of all available
  treatment options prior to the surgery or
  procedure
• Failure to warn the patient of all the risks
  associated with the dental procedure
• Severing the lingual nerve when pulling a tooth
• Causing nerve damage by negligently placing
  dental implants
• Causing lingual nerve damage or Inferior Alveolar
  nerve damage when extracting wisdom teeth or
  molars

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• Failure to properly use anesthesia (underdose or
  overdose)
• Failure to properly administer medications to
  relieve pain
• Prescribing the wrong medication or dosage
• Failure to diagnose cancer in the mouth or tongue
• Failure to diagnose any other oral disease or
  tumor
• Failure to refer the patient to a more
  experienced or qualified specialist
• Failure to sanitize and clean dental equipment to
  prevent infection

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• Failure to perform a thorough and complete
  evaluation and/or oral exam
• Causing damage to the oral cavity, jaw bone, or
  any other bones and tissues when performing the
  dental procedure
• Causing damage to the sinus cavity
• Failure to properly administer antibiotics
• Failure to properly place braces, bridges,
  veneers and implants
• Using defective crowns, implants, braces, bridges
  or root canals

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Injuries Caused By Dental Malpractice
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Those of you who have at least some
understanding of how meticulous and careful
dentists have to be to perform dental procedures
in compliance with the acceptable standard of
care can only imagine that the risk of receiving
negligent dental care is very high, warns their
experienced medical malpractice attorney in
Philadelphia.
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There Can Be Many Types Of Injuries Caused By
Dental Malpractice.
Infection in the mouth, teeth, or tongue region
Dental nerve damage
Speech impairment
Inferior alveolar nerve injury
Trigeminal nerve injury
Loss of taste
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Lingual nerve injury
Damage to the sinus cavity
Accidental removal of a perfectly healthy tooth
Temporomandibular joint disorders
Damage to the oral cavity, tongue, chin, lips,
jaw, or any surrounding bones and tissues
Injury or death from improper administration of
anesthesia during a dental procedure
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