Orthodontist checking girl’s dental braces

Orthodontics

Orthodontics at a Glance

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry providing treatment to improve the positioning of teeth.

Unfortunately, there are a growing number of claims where patients have not received the best care in orthodontics, with negligence causing pain, suffering and injury.

If you have received unsuitable treatment and injury has been caused you may have a claim.

If you have concerns over the orthodontic treatment which you or a family member has received, then contact our expert team today.

woman with teeth braces

Orthodontics is the branch of dentistry providing treatment to improve the positioning of teeth.

Unfortunately, there are a growing number of claims where patients have not received the best care in orthodontics, with negligence causing pain, suffering and injury.

Some common mistakes, which are likely to provide grounds to make a claim, are:

  • A failure to properly assess a patient and carefully plan the treatment. In these circumstances, a patient may receive unsuitable treatment and injury may be caused, including the loss of teeth.
  • With orthodontic treatment, teeth may need to be extracted to ease overcrowding or to expose adult teeth which are still within the gum. Unfortunately, negligence and poor planning can lead to the extraction of the wrong tooth or teeth.

If you have concerns over the orthodontic treatment which you or a family member has received, then speak with our expert team today. Contact us on 01904 409720 for a confidential, no-obligation, discussion about your claim. Alternatively, email us or fill in the form opposite and we will contact you.

Orthodontics Success Stories

Compensation for Surgery without Consent

Pryers helped Kirsty claim compensation after undergoing a different surgery than planned which led to nerve damage in her mouth. She had avoided wisdom teeth extraction for years knowing the risks. So when they performed this surgery without her consent, it surprised her. Wisdom Teeth Complications Kirsty, a young telephone customer service advisor, enjoyed balancing […]

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£70,000 Settlement

Dentist Extracts Teeth Instead Of Exposing Them In £5,000 Dental Negligence Claim

Pryers Solicitors successfully represented Sonia, 42, in a dental negligence case. On the 10th October 2014, Sonia attended surgery to have the UR3 and UL3 teeth exposed. However, instead of exposing the teeth, the dentist extracted both of her teeth. A letter of claim was served in 2017, and the defendant admitted liability. Pryers Solicitors […]

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£5,000 Settlement

Dental Abscess Leads To £27,500 Settlement

Anna, 52, from Harrogate, pursued a claim with the help of Pryers Solicitors regarding an abscess which progressed to involve her right eye and resulted in the loss of her tooth. Anna required two operations under General Anaesthesia at her local hospital. The first operation took place on 12 December 2015 and involved the extraction […]

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£27,500 Settlement