Motorcycle Accident Victim’s Mandible Fracture Repair Results in “Square-ish” Facial Appearance and $155,000 Florida Settlement. in case against Florida ENT surgeon The plaintiff, who was a twenty-nine year old kitchen manager for a local restaurant, sustained multiple facial fractures, hand, chest injuries, and lacerations when he was thrown from a motorcycle in an accident. He...Read More
Out of court settlement of $100,000.00 policy limit for woman following 32 year course of periodontal neglect in case against Florida general dentist. Plaintiff was a 55 year old school teacher who had been under the almost continuous care of her general dentist from 1963 until 1995. During her 32 year course of treatment by...Read More
Periodontal abscess caused by defective bridge not properly treated — bridge replaced and gingival graft surgery required — $24,000 settlement in Florida. The plaintiff was a thirty-eight year old mail carrier who had been receiving regular dental care from the defendant general dentist for several years. He complained about a “white spot” on his gums...Read More
Osteoradionecrosis develops after tooth extraction three years after radiation treatment. Multiple surgeries required — $2.96 Million gross jury verdict sets record for highest dental malpractice verdict in Florida history. The plaintiff, age forty-eight, went to the defendant general dentist in October 1985 for dental extractions and dentures. The medical history given to the defendant included...Read More
Orthodontic Treatment Causes TMJ Syndrome in case against Florida orthodontist The plaintiff was a twenty-five year old legal secretary when in June, 1981, she visited the offices of a general dentist for a routine examination. The dentist suggested that she consult with the defendant who was an orthodontist and who worked in that general dentist’s...Read More
Orthodontic retrieval of impacted maxillary cuspid fails and four teeth are extracted. Spaces left by extractions require years of orthodontic treatment and surgery — $70,000 settlement in Florida. The plaintiff, a thirty-one year old homemaker and executive recruiter for local and national firms, was referred to her general dentist, by the defendant orthodontist, to attempt...Read More
$230,000.00 settlement for young woman following failed orthognathic surgery in case against Florida oral surgeon. Plaintiff was a banker in her mid-twenties when she underwent a bilateral mandibular sagittal osteotomy and LeFort I maxillary osteotomy because of a facial skeletal deformity. An acrylic interocclusal stent was inserted during surgery and the patient’s jaws closed into...Read More
Child’s orthodontic treatment handled Improperly — four permanent teeth improperly extracted; therapy totaled six years and required head gear — $7,500 settlement in Florida. The plaintiff, age ten and one-half, visited the defendant dental clinic for orthodontic treatment. The first orthodontist started treatment and extracted six deciduous teeth and four permanent teeth. The second orthodontist...Read More
Dentist and nurse anesthetist-wife try frozen green peas to reduce massive subcutaneous emphysema following wisdom tooth surgery under general anesthesia; patient has permanent lingual paresthesia; Florida settlement for $96,250. Plaintiff was a 24 year-old single woman when she first visited the general dentist with complaints referable to her lower third molar teeth. She was told...Read More
$140,000.00 settlement for numb tongue following wisdom tooth extraction. Plaintiff was a 36 year old office worker who underwent the surgical removal of her asymptomatic erupted lower right wisdom tooth by the defendant general dentist, during the course of which surgery her lingual nerve was transected, leaving her with a permanent right lingual nerve numbness...Read More
