Dental Malpractice occurs when the treatment provided by a dentist or dental assistant falls below the acceptable standard of care causing serious personal injuries. As is the case with other areas of professional malpractice, dental malpractice is a form of negligence. That is why you may here the terms "dental malpractice" and "dental negligence" used interchangeably by experienced injury attorneys.

Common examples of dental malpractice include:

• Failure to inform the patient of all available treatment option and the associated risks and benefits related to each
• Severing the lingual nerve when removing teeth
• Puncturing the apex of the tooth during root canal treatment
• Pulling the wrong teeth
• Failure to refer the patient to a specialist
• Failure to perform a complete and thorough oral exam
• Failure to detect an oral disease, cancer or tumor Causing personal injury to the oral cavity, jaw bone, or surrounding bone and tissue
• Not properly administering antibiotics prior to dental surgical procedures
• Faulty root canals, crowns, implants, or dental bridges resulting in injury and infections to the jaw, face and gums
• Puncturing the sinus cavity during a dental procedure

As experienced dental malpractice lawyers, we start working for you as soon as we are retained to represent you. The first course of action is to send correspondence to the dentist demanding a full and complete copy of your dental records and that no records be destroyed. We then fully investigate your dental malpractice case. This includes hiring the best specialists in the fields of dentistry at issue to act as our experts. These experts work with us to prove how the malpractice occurred and how the malpractice caused your injuries. Among other things that our dental experts do are: study all of your dental records, perform research to fully understand the issues at stake, work closely with our experienced malpractice attorneys to determine strategy, investigate all potential defendants, draft affidavits to be filed with the court, and help to proactively manage your lawsuit to ensure that you receive the help you need to fully recover for your injuries.

Many victims of dental malpractice suffer serious injuries such as:

• Serious infections in the mouth, tongue and brain
• Permanent or temporary injuries to the tongue, nerves leading to the tongue, and inferior alveolar nerves damage to the lips, chin, jaw and face
• Heart attack
• Stroke
• Undetected cancers
• Uncontrolled bleeds
• Brain injury caused by infections
• Other catastrophic injuries
• Wrongful death
• Needless loss of teeth caused by failure to properly diagnose, cavity rot, or the dentist extracting the wrong teeth

Serious injuries such as these usually result in large amounts of damages in the form of medical bills, out-of-pocket expenses, pain and suffering, lost wages, disfigurement, future medical bills, and a diminished quality of life. In addition, the spouse of a seriously injured person is entitled to be fully compensated for their "loss of consortium," which is the loss that occurs when one loses their spouse's companionship, services, and marital relations.

If you or a family member has been seriously injured or killed due to suspected dental malpractice, you are entitled to be fully compensated for your injuries. We are experienced malpractice lawyers who work hard to get you all that you are entitled to under the law. In some cases, the malpractice is obvious. Others are a bit more complex. At Fleming Law, P.C. we have earned our reputation for excellence by helping clients and families face life- changing tragedies such as this. We are experienced and skilled Georgia malpractice litigation and have recovered millions of dollars for our clients.

If you would like to discuss your case with an experienced Georgia injury lawyer, call Fleming Law, P.C. directly at (404) 923-7497 or contact us online. We are here to help.