My doctor was fixing my teeth, and broke my other teeth while working on my other problem. Now he wants me to pay to fix the other teeth that costs a few thousand dollars. Should I sue for this? My insurance will also not pay for this.
2007-02-07 13:44:31 · 7 answers · asked by cs313 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
*orthodontist
2007-02-07 13:44:49 · update #1
No. Part of the orthodontist's job is to check your other teeth to make sure they are strong and healthy. If he was able to break them, that means they weren't! He did his job. If he didn't do that, your other (healthy) teeth could be affected by the non-healthy ones and start to decay themseleves. He did you a favour.
2007-02-07 14:02:55 · answer #1 · answered by acgref 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Well that totally sucks. What did you sign prior to orthodontic care? Did you read it all? Another poster mentioned brittle teeth. I had no cracking teeth mishaps during my orthodontia, but my teeth are so rock solid they had a hard time getting the braces on. That carried risks as well, but they held back and I had a set-back.. It was okay.
Were you warned your teeth might crack? Did you sign a waiver or consent of any kind? These are questions to ask, as well as legal advice before trying to sue anybody.
I'd bristle a bit about the part of him wanting you to pay for the damage created in his office, though, but that is a hard call. That part might just be an intimidation tactic to "up the ante," but who knows? My advice is don't do it without legal advice first.
2007-02-07 21:59:24 · answer #2 · answered by yip yip yip 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You'd better check what you signed when you first came in for treatment. Besides, the dentist will claim the tooth broke because of a prior fracture, decay, whatever. Chances are you'd be wasting your time. You can raise hell with him and see if he'll do it for half price. He may prefer that over a lawsuit (even if he'd win) or losing a patient. Their profits are probably 70% or more, so he's got plenty of room to negotiate.
2007-02-07 21:52:36 · answer #3 · answered by normobrian 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. I've seen a court case on this exact same matter. The judge determined that the patients tooth was brittle anyway (based on the evidence that they were already receiving dental work) and the patient had a responsibility as to the condition of that tooth. Under normal circumstances, with the same accident occuring, an average patient's tooth would not have broke.
2007-02-07 21:48:41 · answer #4 · answered by Honesty given here! 4 · 1⤊ 2⤋
you should sue your dentist for it! he is telling you to pay so he can fix the broken teeth that be broke? what kind of bullshiet is that?!
2007-02-07 21:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by joan. 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
i would absolutley sue...dont pay for something he did to you...get a lawyer...at the least he should pay for fixing the teeth he broke.
2007-02-07 21:47:52 · answer #6 · answered by bella 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
You should definetly sue him and not let him go anywhere your teeth again.
2007-02-07 21:48:11 · answer #7 · answered by . 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋