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Extracting a tooth may be a minor procedure compared to the kinds of surgery that other healthcare providers perform, but if an error occurs at any stage, the consequences could be devastating. Dentists are just as prone as other doctors to commit WSPEs, for example, and if they extract the wrong tooth, the patient will have to undergo another, even more invasive procedure to replace it with an implant.

Periodontal disease can lead to horrific results, including the loss of almost all or all of a person’s teeth. However, luckily, periodontal disease is very treatable if diagnosed early and there is strong dental intervention. This can help ensure that a patient’s mouth is protected from harm and guarded from this serious health condition. But when there are clear signs of periodontal disease and no diagnosis or treatment, the ramifications can be irreversible and downright devastating. This is dental malpractice.

The only thing worse than undergoing a root canal procedure is undergoing several root canal procedures to fix a botched procedure. Thus, if a root canal is done wrong, a competent dentist may have to go back into the tooth and fix what was initially done, drill deeper, or redo the filling (the post and core) of the root canal. Reshaping of the tooth may be necessary and a new crown may be required to be put on the tooth. For very serious instances of root canal mistakes, an infection of the gums or jaw bone could occur requiring removal of the bone or of the tooth.

Too often, we don’t consider the anesthesia used in a dentist office to be as risky as anesthesia used in an operating room. The fact is, drugs used to numb pain in a dentist office are the same used in hospitals. Complications in dental anesthesia have a close connection with extractions.

Like any medical procedure, dental treatments have a risk of infection. If your dentist fails to address the infection, you could suffer serious injury. This category is one of the most common cases in dental malpractice.

The wrong injection may affect other nerves as lingual, alveolar etc. This type of malpractice may be because the doctor hits the nerve and doesn’t withdraw the needle to re-inject properly.

Before injecting any drug, the doctor should be aware that it is not contraindicated for the patient. The wrong drugs may cause allergies and some more dangerous results.