Can I have my dentist be liable for cracking my tooth and paying for an implant

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Can I have my dentist be liable for cracking my tooth and paying for an implant

My dentist was doing a root canal and cracked the tooth while drilling. he told
me my tooth has a crack in it and he needs to do an implant but I believe he
cracked the tooth

I had him extract the tooth and put the metal implant in because he said if I
wait then it would be harder to do after the extraction heals. i would like to
know if I can hold him liable if he cracked the tooth and to get the implant done
at his expense

Asked on June 26, 2019 under Malpractice Law, Michigan

Answers:

S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 4 years ago | Contributor

Dental malpractice is negligence.
When you complete your dental treatment, obtain your dental bills including the cost of the implant, dental reports, and if applicable, documentation of wage loss.
Your claim filed with the dentist's malpractice insurance carrier should include those items.
Compensation for the dental bills is straight reimbursement. The dental reports document your treatment and are used to determine compensation for pain and suffering, which is an amount in addition to the dental bills. Compensation for wage loss is straight reimbursement. It will be difficult to prove that the dentist cracked your tooth. You have the burden of proof which is a preponderance of the evidence. This means more likely than not that the dentist cracked your tooth.


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