Checking for possible oral cancer is an essential part of proper dental care. Suppose your dentist failed to perform a thorough examination of your gums, mouth, tongue, palate, lips, and neck glands or failed to notice recognizable symptoms, and you were subsequently diagnosed with oral cancer. In that case, you may be a victim of…
Read MoreIf you have been diagnosed with mouth cancer and your dentist, with whom you have regular visits, failed to perform proper oral cancer screening or ignored signs of possible malignancy, you may be able to sue her or him for malpractice. Unfortunately, many of the tens of thousands of cases of oral cancer diagnosed annually…
Read MoreCancer is a scary and serious diagnosis. There are a variety of treatment options that can be pursued if it is caught at an early stage, but the chances for survival or a cure unfortunately usually goes down if it is not diagnosed promptly. A lot of people place a high degree of trust in…
Read MoreNew York Dental Malpractice Attorney When people go to a doctor with complaints about an existing pain, it is the doctor’s responsibility to find the cause of the problem and suggest a cure. Some doctor’s rush into surgery, while others suggest minor changes to the person’s care over a prolonged period of time. Either approach…
Read MoreWe all depend on our dentists for care of our teeth and gums, but they are also our first responders when it comes to screening for oral cancer. Because cancer can be a serious or fatal disease, a betrayal of our trust by our dentist is alarming. For decades, Lance Ehrenberg, Esq., a distinguished Manhattan…
Read MoreNeuropathy is a disturbing condition that podiatrists often treat, but if your podiatrist assumes that your neuropathy is the result of a simple nerve injury due to a fall, a car accident, or repetitive stress, in some cases this assumption may be a sign of negligence. If your podiatrist failed to refer you to a…
Read MoreWhen you visit your podiatrist, whether for an ingrown toenail, a bunion, or some other malady of the foot or ankle, you have a right to expect competent podiatric care. If, as a result of your podiatrist’s negligence or ineptitude, you end up with a severe infection known as osteomyelitis, you definitely have reason to…
Read MoreWe all know that pain can be “referred,” that is, felt in a different location from the one in which it originated. For example, many people experience leg pain caused by nerve compression in the spine. When patients have foot pain, they go to their podiatrists, even if, unbeknownst to them, the pain originates elsewhere….
Read MoreSometimes, dentists misinterpret oral cancer symptoms as indications of other conditions instead of cancer. When this misdiagnosis or failure to diagnose mouth cancer happens, the patient can lose valuable time in a limited window of opportunity for successful treatment and cure of the malignancy. If a dentist missed the signs of oral cancer in you…
Read MoreIt is estimated that more than 40,000 Americans will be diagnosed with oral or pharyngeal (throat) cancer in 2013, resulting in almost 8,000 deaths. The death rate for oral cancer is higher than that for cancer of the cervix, brain, liver, testes, kidney and ovaries, Hodgkin disease or malignant melanoma (skin cancer). Risks for Oral…
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