Clipper965
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FLORIDA
From 1995-1999 I had all my teeth crowned and mostly root canalled at a dental clinic owned by a giant HMO. At the time all swore with proper care the crowns would last a lifetime. Last year one of the front crowns broke off then the rear bridge behind it collapsed. My new dentist did a 2nd complete oral evaluation of my mouth on 7/28 and the upper teeth are in horrid shape. One of the crown teeth has abcessed and there is no hope of saving it and it needs to be pulled. Leaving me unable to chew. And of course the top broken crowns need to be pulled. The bottom teeth are fine for now but they are older than the top crowns. None of teeth have gold posts nor do they have reinforcement posts. I consulted with a nationally reknowned dental malpractice attorney and he said the potential for damages was too small for him to come to Florida to represent me. I consulted a few local attorneys and got a similar response. Only thing I can think to to do is to take the HMO to small claims court where the maximum I could get is $5000 which is not going to be enough to fix my teeth. I have seen the NOLO series book on representing yourself in small claims court called " Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Case " Is it worthwhile?. Any comments anyone can make on my situation would be greatly appreciated.
FLORIDA
From 1995-1999 I had all my teeth crowned and mostly root canalled at a dental clinic owned by a giant HMO. At the time all swore with proper care the crowns would last a lifetime. Last year one of the front crowns broke off then the rear bridge behind it collapsed. My new dentist did a 2nd complete oral evaluation of my mouth on 7/28 and the upper teeth are in horrid shape. One of the crown teeth has abcessed and there is no hope of saving it and it needs to be pulled. Leaving me unable to chew. And of course the top broken crowns need to be pulled. The bottom teeth are fine for now but they are older than the top crowns. None of teeth have gold posts nor do they have reinforcement posts. I consulted with a nationally reknowned dental malpractice attorney and he said the potential for damages was too small for him to come to Florida to represent me. I consulted a few local attorneys and got a similar response. Only thing I can think to to do is to take the HMO to small claims court where the maximum I could get is $5000 which is not going to be enough to fix my teeth. I have seen the NOLO series book on representing yourself in small claims court called " Represent Yourself in Court: How to Prepare and Try a Winning Case " Is it worthwhile?. Any comments anyone can make on my situation would be greatly appreciated.
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