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Dental
Case 1
Ms M, aged 20, went to the Defendant Hospital Trust to have her wisdom tooth
extracted under general anaesthetic. The junior doctor undertaking the
procedure took out the wrong (adjacent) tooth. As a result, Ms M required a
prosthetic implant. Consideration was given to the fact that the implant
would probably need replacing approximately 5 times during Ms M’s lifetime.
No proceedings issued. Liability admitted. Matter settled. Damages agreed at
£10,500.00.
Case 2
Mrs M had private dental treatment known as a dental facelift. This is a
cosmetic procedure that involves a number of dental visits where the jaw is
widened (thereby lifting the cheekbones. This requires the insertion of built
up dentures. Mrs M had previously had a total dental clearance at a young
age.
At the last dental visit the final denture was not a correct fit and during
manoeuvring the denture in and out of Mrs M’s mouth we alleged that the
Defendant used excessive force and inappropriate manoeuvres. As a result of
the manoeuvring there was damage to the temporomandibular joints (“TMJ”). As
a result Mrs M suffered pain on eating, smiling and any general movement of
the jaw. Proceedings were issued but the matter settled soon after. Damages
agreed at £8,000.00. Consideration was given to the fact that Mrs M had a
separate and unrelated problem that was also causing her some pain and
therefore there were difficulties with issues of causation and to what extent
the alleged negligent treatment was causing the pain.
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