Legal Question in Medical Malpractice in New Jersey

Dental Malractice? Instrument broken in tooth Not imformed

Two years ago I had a root canal done. Apprently a piece of instrument broke off in my tooth. The Doctor wrote in my record ''Pt. informed'' However, I was NOT informed of such. Everything seems to be OK (I never even knew about it) until now two years later I wound up with the tooth infected and will have to have the tooth extracted. Do I have any recourse? I certainly would have remembered if I was told an instrument broke off in my tooth. I was not informed of this regardless of what his record states. I understand that this is a possible complication of root canal but I was not informed the complication occurred until 2 years later! Now I will loose the tooth and will need a dental implant in order to keep the bone structure---all at the age of 34! Any recourse on this? All advice is appreciated. Thanks!


Asked on 2/02/05, 8:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
W. Robb Graham Law Offices of W. Robb Graham

Re: Dental Malractice? Instrument broken in tooth Not imformed

You probably do have a claim for malpractice; however, the defense will argue that you knew or should have known about this two years ago, and the statute of limitations is now gone.

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Answered on 2/03/05, 10:29 am


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