I recently suffered from a Lingual Nerve Injury due to administration of oral anesthesia during a tooth extraction. Dental Ln injuries are usually associated with wisdom tooth extraction which this was not, so it was certainly due to the administration of the oral anesthesia, whereby the injection directly tears the nerve. There was no malice or intention of this on part of the dentist, but I wonder if it was ineptitude. He is an experienced seemingly highly professional dentist at a public dental clinic. It now seems that this injury is permanent and does affect my quality of life greatly.
Question: Is there a malpractice suit here or grounds for settlement with clinic? Thanks much...
Question: Is there a malpractice suit here or grounds for settlement with clinic? Thanks much...