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- Title: Grady Scott Connell v. James S. Sledge and United States Fidelity & Guaranty Company
- Author : First District. District Court of Appeal of Florida
- Release Date : January 16, 1975
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 72 KB
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Appellant filed a complaint alleging that he employed appellee Sledge, a licensed dentist, to remove a tooth which had bothered him for several days. It is further alleged that the dentist, in extracting said tooth and in performing the dental work, failed to exercise the ordinary care and degree of skill generally exercised by dentists in like cases and that the dentist carelessly, recklessly and negligently, either by hypodermic needle or with the use of the extracting equipment, caused a nerve or nerves to be cut or damaged in the lower left jaw of the appellant, resulting in appellant suffering loss of feeling in his jaw, causing his mouth to droop and rendering him unable to pronounce words correctly. The dentist admitted treating appellant but denied that he did so recklessly, carelessly or negligently and denied that a nerve or nerves were allowed or caused to be cut or damaged in appellants jaw. Depositions of appellant and the dentist were taken and filed with the court. In his deposition the dentist stated that appellant returned to his office the day following the extraction at which time the dentist examined and treated appellant for his complaint and requested appellant to return for further treatment if he had any further difficulty. At that visit X-rays were taken and a small piece of the root of the tooth was found to be lodged in the gum. The dentist explained to appellant that in his opinion the end of the root remaining in the gum would cause no problem, but appellant was told that if there was any problem the dentist would refer appellant to an oral surgeon. A third visit to the dentists office was made by appellant approximately one week later at which time it appeared that some of the numbness had cleared up but some was yet experienced in the left jaw and in the lip. The dentist again informed appellant that he would send appellant to an oral surgeon for examination and treatment if there was any difficulty. Apparently appellant never returned.