Anyone Know Any Good Dental Malpractice Lawyers In Orange County? Know Their Rates Etc? Any Personal Reviews?

Hi guys,
I am 23, in college I caught an elbow to the face in a basketball game, i went to the dentist where they said the root had died on the tooth that was hit. The doctor extracted the tooth and then said the next step would be an implant. The implant was later installed and 1 week before putting on the permanent crown on he said the implant was 6mm off and would need to take out the implant and redo the process. I was very pissed because the operation was pretty painful. Since he was the dentist i trusted him and his suggestions so ..we extracted the implant and let it heal, once healed 6-7 months later he installed another implant in my gums..I thought this time would work for sure but NO, 4 months later the screw was protruding out of my gums and was now exposed. I went in to see him and he said the implant had failed once again. I couldnt believe this!! How could he mess up TWO TIMES IN A ROW!? He offered to refer me to a specialist and pay for their treatment, which is not even worth it, I went to see a new doctor and ..we had to extract the implant ONCE AGAIN, this operation was much more serious and severe (got thisoperation done on 4/3) Missed 2 weeks of work due to the operation. We had to extract the implant, get a bone graft and a soft tissue graft, this is all very painful and the post recovery is taking so long.
My new doctor is good, he does the teeth and implants of the Anaheim Mighty Ducks.. anyways he told me the implant that was placed in by my old doctor placed it in a bad spot and that there was no bone left in that spot due to all the operations that were done and a bone graft should have been done the first time they extracted my implant.. said my old doctor doesnt seem to have much experience in implants and did many things wrong.
Do you guys think i have a valid lawsuit if i file one? I am 23 and i have been missing a tooth for almost 3 years now.. you know how embarrasing that is? I have been waring a flipper (fake tooth) until now.. I dont think its fair for my old doctor to just refer me to soemone else after he screwed me up so bad. Just because he pays for it to be fixed i still am hurting everyday. My family and I seriously want to sue this guy due to malpractice and the pain and suffering i have gone through. I have now gone through 5 operations now..and will be going in for my 6th once my mouth heals and to put in the implant one more time…
please advise if you think i should be able to get compensated with some money for this stuff i have gone thru, also if you know of any good dental malpractice lawyers in the orange county area Id’ greatly appreciate it.
How much money you think i would be awarded for the settlement?

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One Response to “Anyone Know Any Good Dental Malpractice Lawyers In Orange County? Know Their Rates Etc? Any Personal Reviews?”

PenPress on February 11th, 2010 8:27 pm

You should get in touch with a malpractice lawyer.
You should be able to get the info from local paper or Yellow Pages.
Yes, I know that people do win cases like that if you have genuine reason for suit and can prove your case.
Usually the amount does not get disclosed because most of the time these cases settle out of court.
Your lawyer will quote you an amount that you can claim based on the strength of the case.
You WILL win a much bigger amount though if you go to court and win.
You have to be positive about the prospect of winning though !!
Otherwise, you may not get anything.

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