Failure To Diagnose Cavities
If you or someone you know was failed to be diagnosed with cavities and believe it was due to poor dental treatment, you should contact Brendan F. Mulligan, the dental injury attorney.
Cavities or tooth decay are caused by a bacteria. Cavities are one of the common health problems in America and affect children and adults alike.
The bacteria causing cavities can be removed by maintaining good oral hygiene and regularly see your dentist. If you develop a cavity and it isn’t treated, it will only get worse and affect the nerve of tooth. This can lead to severe toothache, infection and tooth loss. The good news is that cavities are preventable.
Failing To Diagnose Can Result In Expensive Dental Treatments
Good oral hygiene, fluoride and reduction of dietary sugar all prevent cavities from occurring. To prevent cavities from occurring and/or to fix them if they do occur, it is very important that you see your dentist at least twice a year for a routine dental cleaning and checkup. Your dentist will be able to know if you have any cavities by listening to your complaints (ie. food entrapment, sensitivity to sweets, sensitivity to hot/cold food and liquids), performing a detailed oral examination and taking x-rays. If your dentist believes you have a cavity, it should be treated.
If you go to the dentist routinely, existing cavities should be detected and treated. However, if your dentist fails to listen to your complaints and does not perform a full and complete dental examination because he is rushing, existing cavities may not be diagnosed resulting in pain, expensive dental treatment and possible tooth loss.
If you or someone you known have gone to the dentist and believe the dentist failed to diagnose cavities resulting in expensive dental treatment or tooth loss, you need to call the dental malpractice attorney, Brendan F. Mulligan, D.M.D. Esquire.