You walk into the dentist’s office hoping to resolve your oral health or tooth issues. You don’t expect to walk out with a sinus infection. Most patients won’t think twice about developing a sinus infection following dental surgery. It just seems like unfortunate timing or a coincidence. However, developing a sinus infection...
The Importance of a Second Opinion for Dental Malpractice
A second opinion can confirm whether prior dental treatments involved mistakes that caused you harm. Another dentist can review your records, examine you, and provide an unbiased evaluation of the treatment you received. In doing so, they can identify misdiagnoses, improper procedures, or unnecessary treatments. If you experience ongoing pain, infections, or...
How Written Treatment Plans Affect the Outcome of Dental Malpractice Cases
A written treatment plan is a document that outlines the dental procedures a dentist intends to perform for a patient. It includes details about the patient’s:
condition, recommended treatments, estimated costs, and potential...
Dental Anesthesia Can Prove Dangerous
Dental procedures often require anesthesia to ensure patient comfort during treatments ranging from routine cleanings to complex oral surgeries. While generally safe, errors in the administration of dental anesthesia can lead to severe and sometimes permanent complications.
How Is Anesthesia Used in Dental Procedures?
The Importance of a Successful Recovery After Bunion Surgery
Bunion surgery is ideal for those who want to alleviate the pain and discomfort this common foot deformity brings. However, complications, protracted discomfort, or even the requirement for more corrective surgeries can result from a poorly managed recovery. Could you be the victim of medical malpractice?
Why Recovery...
The Importance Of Understanding A Patient’s Medical History
A patient’s medical history should inform the type of care they should receive and how they should receive it. For example, a patient who’s allergic to certain types of antiseptics should not have those drugs administered to them after dental surgery.
As such, it is a critical piece...
Common Infections After Dental Surgery
Dental surgeries, like all surgeries, carry some amount of risk. Normally, you can rely on your dental surgeon to perform procedures competently to reduce the amount of risk. However, dental surgeries can sometimes cause painful infections, leading to further medical complications.
Common Types of Dental Infections After Surgery
Toe Drift After Bunion Surgery – Do I Have a Claim?
Getting bunion surgery can be painful — but when it’s done correctly, it can change your life for the better. However, sometimes, things go wrong. Not every failed bunionectomy is caused by malpractice. Some failed surgeries of this type are the result of patient-related...
What Are The Most Common Types of Dental Malpractice?
Although dental malpractice represents only about 7 percent of medical malpractice cases, it can be devastating for those who suffer its consequences. Long-term injuries and even fatalities can be traced to dental negligence. At Dental & Podiatry Malpractice Lawyers of New York, Lance Ehrenberg, Esq. has 35 years...
Foot Is Still Swollen Six Weeks After Bunion Surgery
Getting a bunion removed (having a bunionectomy) can be a painful but necessary medical procedure. Swelling after surgery is common, but if your foot is still swollen for more than six weeks after your bunion removal surgery, your podiatrist may have committed medical malpractice.
What Are Common...