Oral Surgery Malpractice Lawsuit

What Is Oral Surgery?

Oral surgery is any type of surgery that you have to have to fix something that is wrong in your mouth. It can be that you have an impacted tooth and need it pulled, or are having your jaw fixed after a car accident where you injured and broke bones in your face. Oral surgery is meant to be performed by a specialist in oral dentistry who is a surgeon. Surgeries of this type can be performed in a special dental office that is equipped for surgical procedures. Or this surgery is scheduled at a hospital to be performed by a surgeon who is a specialist in oral and dental surgery. These types of surgeries are typically not performed in the dental office where you get your teeth cleaned, but they can be licensed in some cases to do this. In the case of an emergency, a dentist can do some work in the oral cavity of your mouth in the dental office. There are rules and regulations as to what can be done in these cases. If you have suffered any type of injury after an oral surgery in a dental office, you should give us a call. You have put your trust in your dental surgeon and do not expect to have an injury as the result of any surgical procedure performed in that office. When you call us, we will sit down with you and go over the facts of your case, to get you the recovery compensation that you deserve for your personal injuries to your mouth.

Going Under Anesthesia in the Dental Office

When you go to the dentist’s office to get your teeth cleaned, you generally don’t think about “going under” anesthesia. But there are many people who have to have gentle procedures in the dentist’s office, but have to have anesthesia to have them performed. Some people have issues and are not able to medically tolerate the procedure without having general anesthesia, even in the dental office. This leaves room for things to go wrong.

If you have been injured while under anesthesia or “knocked out” for a procedure in the dental office, no matter how small, you are not at fault. How could you be at fault if you are under anesthesia the entire time the surgical procedure was taking place? If this has happened to you, just give us a call right away. We understand your frustration in this type of case.

A lawyer who is an expert in this case will work with you to manage the claim, and get the money that you deserve back to you. You need time to heal from this trauma. You will be talking to an attorney who knows what to do to win this case, and we are here for you every step of the way.

What Is Oral Surgery Malpractice?

Oral surgery malpractice occurs when an oral surgeon makes a mistake while performing an oral surgery. As with all surgeons in every specialty, surgeons are meant to be highly trained and mistakes are not meant to happen – ever! There are many instances where an oral surgeon can make a mistake during an oral surgery. Here are the different types of oral surgeries that are commonly performed on patients:

• Tooth extraction
• Cyst removal and excision
• Fixation of mandibular and maxillary facial fractures
• Osteotomy (removal of facial bones)
• Resection after a tumor
• Removal of a cancer in the mouth
• Sinus lifting
• Bone grafting in the mouth
• Removal of decayed teeth

The patient’s health at the time of the surgery is an important factor that all oral surgeons have to consider. If you think back, you filled out a long form that asked many questions regarding your overall health before you had an oral surgery. This is because people who are susceptible to health issues can be injured in the surgery, and also suffer other serious conditions all as a result of an oral surgery. For example, a person with a heart problem can even have a heart attack that is triggered just from a prolonged oral surgical procedure. If you have suffered a triggered injury or trauma as a result of an oral surgery, you need to give us a call. We will discuss your case with you, and begin the process to initiate a lawsuit on your behalf.

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Postoperative Complications After an Oral Surgery

It is not unusual that postoperative complications can be found after an oral surgery. It is more common than you would think. If you have scheduled an oral surgery and when you came home, you noticed a chipped tooth, this means that something went wrong with the oral surgery. It is a case of oral surgery malpractice. If you have a successful oral surgery on one part of your mouth, the other areas of the mouth that were not involved in that particular surgery were not meant to be damaged. An oral surgeon is not permitted to apply a surgical procedure to one part of your mouth, and chip, break or damage teeth in another part of your mouth during the procedure.

None of what happens to you during an oral procedure is your fault. Anything that occurs to you and your mouth during an oral surgery is at the total control of the oral surgeon. You are not directing the oral surgery at any stage. You cannot even see into your mouth while the oral surgery is being performed. Of course, there can be risks associated with the performing of an oral surgery. But those risks are usually associated with the likelihood of a success in the surgery being performed – not whether other areas of your mouth will sustain damage too because of the surgery.

“Why Do I Have Dental Damage and Broken Teeth After My Oral Surgery?”

An oral surgeon is highly trained to manage, perform and deliver high quality care and expertise for a patient who receives an oral surgery from that doctor. Oral surgeons are specialists, and are the top surgeons of their field of dentistry and surgery. Most people do not walk into the oral surgeon’s office off of the street to receive or schedule an oral surgery. Let’s just say that oral surgeons don’t take “walk-ins”!

Referral to an Oral Surgeon from a Dentist

You are referred to an oral surgeon from your dentist, who sends you to an oral surgeon to take care of a serious complication in your mouth. This is a situation that the dentist is unable to perform for you, and you have to go to an oral surgeon. There is a definite assumption of trust to work with the oral surgeon. The dentist refers you to a surgeon in the network, in the region, or nearby to your home who can perform the needed oral surgery for your particular medical condition that needs to be resolved. You trust your dentist to give you a referral to a highly skilled oral surgeon. You never expected the oral surgeon to perform a procedure on you and then perform oral surgery malpractice on you at the same time. This is not acceptable.

When you are injured by an oral surgeon, you need to call us right away to discuss this case. We are able to start the process to begin a lawsuit on your behalf. You need to talk with a lawyer with experience in knowing how to win this type of case will work with you regarding the specifics of this type of case. You need to converse with an attorney with expertise in these types of claims. Just give us a call, and you will speak with attorneys who specialize in knowing what it takes to win this case.

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We are prepared to discuss your case and what happened to you under the care of an oral surgeon. We understand that this is a traumatizing event in your life, and completely unexpected to say the least. We have expert lawyers on our team, who are ready to talk to you about your case today. We don’t charge any up-front fees or retainers. We will never ask you to put down any money towards your case. We will settle it and get to the bottom of it for you.

Free Second Opinion

You can always call us any time that you want to talk to us regarding your case. Don’t worry if you are currently working with someone else for the case, you can always talk to us. We are here to explain everything to you in language that you can easily understand. There are times that you want a “second opinion” regarding your case, including the strategy to win the case. We are happy to talk to you any time about your case, in a way that you will feel more comfortable about the outcome.

“My Oral Surgeon Damaged My Gums, Now What?”

If you wake up from an oral surgery and find that your gums are now damaged, you have been the victim of a potential oral surgery malpractice event. If your gums now hurt, are bleeding, are damaged, or you have sustained blood loss from your gums, you will need to talk to us about that situation.

Your oral surgery should not have damaged your gums. Your gums are necessary for the oral hygiene of your mouth, and need to be in good working order to continue to preserve the life of your teeth. If you have been given an oral surgeon with poor surgical skills, you may have had this happen to you. We understand that this is a distressing situation. You will want to talk to an experienced attorney about how you can recover the compensation that you need to recover properly from these personal injuries. When you call us, you will hear all of the information that you need to know from a lawyer with specialty in oral surgery malpractice. We have lawyers who can help with giving you the peace of mind that you deserve in this type of case. You do not need to discuss this case with the oral surgeon if you have had damage to your mouth after a surgery. You instead need to call an experienced attorney in Los Angeles, who will work for you tirelessly on this case to get you the recovery compensation that you deserve.

“Why Do I Have Damage to My Lips and Tongue After My Oral Surgery?”

If you have scheduled a surgery with an oral surgeon, you do not expect that you would have damage to your lips and tongue after your surgery. If a patient schedules a surgery to get a complex root canal, or to remove a tumor in the mouth, that patient is not expecting to have cuts or lacerations to the lips and tongue as a result of that surgery. If a dental patient needs to have a complex implant put into the mouth, that same individual is not expecting to have the facial lips or tongue damaged in any way as a result of that operation.

This is a traumatic event if it happens to you, because your face is what you present to the world every day. If you went into an oral surgery with one face and came out with a damaged face, we understand your frustration. You may be wondering, “Can I sue?” in this type of case. We will answer that question for you in the affirmative, and tell you that you may sue in this type of case. We are interested to talk to you now, because we can sue on your behalf and help you to get the compensation that you deserve in this case.

“Due To Anesthesia, My Mouth is Messed Up, What Now?”

If you have had a botched oral surgery, your oral surgeon may have committed oral surgery malpractice. How can you be at fault if you were in the chair having the procedure done to you the entire time? Your oral surgeon has committed malpractice if you have woken up to issues in your mouth, following your oral surgery. You need to call us to discuss your case. When you give us a call, our Los Angeles case lawyers can file a lawsuit to help you recover compensation from all wrongdoers in this type of case.

This can be a distressful time, and we will treat your case with sensitivity and care. Our case attorneys in Los Angeles can sue the people who have been at fault in this case on your behalf. We will get to a win to allow you to heal from your personal injuries, and recover the compensation that you need to recover properly.

Nerve Damage Experienced after Oral Surgery Malpractice

Although it is extremely the rare case, an individual can also experience nerve damage after an oral surgery. If a person has an oral surgery and later experiences facial nerve paralysis, that is a prime example of an oral surgery malpractice situation. If an individual has a scheduled oral surgery, and afterwards has physical damage to a facial nerve, then there is only one person to blame, and it is not the patient. Facial nerves can be compressed or directly damaged in an oral surgery. If the surgery was successful but by accident cut nerves in the patient’s face, then the surgery is not in fact “successful.” This is a detrimental result and not planned when a person schedules an oral surgery with an oral surgeon specialist.

If you have suffered facial nerve damage after an oral surgery, you may also have the experience of extreme facial pain. The nerve endings in your face are very sensitive, and respond to trauma when that occurs. If you have nerve damage in your face, you may need to have another surgery to repair this condition. There is no guarantee that the second surgery will fix the problem, but many people can be hopeful in this situation. If you have neuropathic pain following an oral surgery, you need to give us a call right away. We will be able to review your case with you, and set a strategy in place to get to a winning conclusion in this case for you.

Call for a Free Consultation

If you have suffered unwanted damage to your mouth, lips, tongue, teeth or jaw as a result of a scheduled oral surgery, it is not your fault. We need to discuss your case with you, to determine how to get you back the recovery compensation that you deserve in this type of case. We understand that you are traumatized by having damage to your face and teeth, and we are able to get you the money that you need to fully recover for these losses. We are here whenever you need us to offer a free consultation on your case. Just give us a call today.

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