Dental Malpractice
For most people, going to the dentist is never a pleasant experience. Some people dread the dentist so much that they actually develop a significant phobia. Despite these fears, most dentists care about the health and wellbeing of their patients and take adequate precautions to help ensure that they are comfortable, pain-free, and most importantly, safe from adverse health effects.
However, some dentists fail to uphold a reasonable standard of care with their patients. As a result, patients can leave the dentist’s office feeling more pain than they felt when they entered if they suffer from injuries to their mouth, teeth, tongue, gums, or jaw. Injuries that can result from negligent dental care can include:
- Loss of feeling or sensation in the mouth
- Over-sensitivity in the teeth or other parts of the mouth
- Injuries to nerves in the mouth, tongue, lips, jaw, or chin
- Infections in the gums, teeth, or jaw
Potential Dental Mistakes
In addition, dental professionals may make other mistakes that can have devastating results for patients, including:
- Removing the wrong tooth
- Unnecessarily removing extra teeth
- Errors in surgery
- Improper anesthesia use
- Failure to properly diagnose or treat diseases in a timely manner
- Treatment beyond the informed consent of the patient
- Treatment by an unlicensed dentist
If you have suffered in any of these ways after a visit to the dentist, you may be a victim of dental malpractice and may be entitled to financial compensation to help cover the costs of your injuries and losses.
Contact Us
If you have been injured as a result of the negligence of a dental worker or another medical worker, contact the Pennsylvania personal injury attorneys of Lowenthal & Abrams, P.C. at 1-800-876-5299.