Burn Injury caused by Dentist Insturnments during Oral Surgery
Severe patient burns due to defective electric dental headpieces are a growing concern amongst dental patients undergoing oral surgery, fillings, tooth cleaning, root canal and tooth extraction, as well as the dental community at large. According to a recent warning issues by the United States Food and Drug Administration
- Serious patient burns can occur when electric dental handpieces overheat during dental procedures. Burns may not be apparent to the operator or the patient until after the tissue damage has occurred, because the anesthetized patient cannot feel the tissue burning and the hand piece housing insulates the operator from the heated attachment.
- Hospitalization and medical treatment costs
- Rehabilitation and reconstructive surgery costs
- Lost wages and loss of income
- Pain and Suffering including emotional trauma and metal anguish arising from the physical injuries suffered
- Other forms of non-economic damages including punitive damages
- Defect in the design of the Product
- Defect in the Manufacturing Process of the Product
- Failure to warn defect – Also referred to as a labeling defect
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