Dentist 1 in state 1 did the procedure, and for weeks/months after had moderate to severe pain. Dentist 1 said it was normal for a time. Moved to state 2 and continued to have pain. Dentist 1 prescribed some medication for infection, medicine did nothing. Made an appointment with dentist 2 and they said the root canal x-rays they did, did not look right, directed me to an endodontic (dentist 3). Dentist 3 took x-rays, glanced at them and immediately said that dentist 1 did not do the root canal correctly and that it had to be completely redone because he had missed at least one canal and there was a lot of infection. Do I have a case? If so, what next?
It sounds like Dentist 1 missed one of the root canals. This is not necessarily malpractice because human anatomy does vary. The bigger problem is the cost of suing your dentist probably outweighs the likely recovery and the intrusion into your life and history. On balance, I don't think we would recommend a lawsuit.
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