Many people don’t realize how much harm negligent dentistry can cause. They also don’t realize that there are many circumstances in which you should contact a dental malpractice lawyer.
Many people don’t even realize that dental malpractice lawsuits exist. Many are under the mistaken impression that everything falls under the umbrella of medical malpractice, but this is not true. There are attorneys that have received training and experience in dental malpractice, and it is these attorneys that routinely get the largest dental malpractice settlements for their clients. You can receive compensation when a dental professional does not treat you properly.
If you have received improper treatment from a dental professional, then it is your right to receive damages. If you have suffered from a severely injured lip or jaw, have injured tongue nerves resulting from a routine procedure, or if you or a loved one have had complications or death due to anesthesia that was improperly administered, you likely have a case for dental malpractice. You should document your condition with photographs and a doctor‘s visit, and contact a dental malpractice lawyer as soon as possible.
In some case examples, the courts awarded $100,000 to a patient who got numbness and pain in his lips and chin, after a routine dental appointment. For others, the courts awarded $54,000 for a nerve injury and $140,000 when a routine tooth extraction procedure caused permanent tongue numbing.
There are hundreds of cases like this. There are also patients who have suffered in silence because they did not realize that what happened to them was malpractice. If you have received any form of permanent damage because of a dental procedure, and your dentist told you that it was common, he is probably lying. You should check with an attorney to make sure that you are not a victim of dental malpractice, who is due compensation.
Though it is understandable that dentists will make mistakes sometimes due to human error, when completely avoidable permanent damage occurs, the victim should receive adequate compensation.