This case involves an overweight 25-year-old female patient who presented to a dental office for the removal of her wisdom teeth. The patient was given fentanyl, ketamine, and nitrous oxide. Following the administration of the anesthesia, the patient suff …
MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY EXPERT WITNESSES
MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY EXPERT WITNESS CASE STUDIES
… or recourse for subsequent action. An expert in oral and maxillofacial surgery was sought to opine on the standard of …
… molar, which was impacted but asymptomatic. After the surgery, the patient began experiencing numbness in his tongue. The patient … made. He ultimately saw a specialist 6 months after his surgery and was diagnosed with traumatic neuropathy of the lingual nerve. The …
This case involves a female patient who presented to a dental clinic with complaints of a fractured tooth on the lower left side of her mouth. According to the medical records, the dentist did not take x-rays before proceeding with the tooth extraction. Th …
… an elective procedure to correct a cleft palate. After the surgery, he was observed for approximately one hour before being released. A few hours later, he contacted the surgery center asking for a nurse to come to his house in order to address …
This case involves a female patient who was seen by a periodontist for removal of a molar. The molar was etracted over the course of hours, and was noted to be a difficult extraction. After the extraction, she saw another doctor as an emergency patient wi …
… infection had penetrated the bone in his jaw, and surgery was performed to remove the infected tissue and bone. It is alleged …
… neurosurgery expert witness opines on a case involving a patient who was left with … therapy to ablate the trigeminal nerve root. Following surgery the symptoms only worsened further and the patient decompensated …
… days after admission. A tracheostomy was put in place and surgery for the removal of neck and jaw muscles were required to prevent the …
… patient previously had ORIF of the mandible done by a maxillofacial surgeon. The open approach implemented two screws via the lag … to the procedure. The patient then consulted another maxillofacial surgeon who found a mucosal fistula upon physical examination. He …