Inferior alveolar nerve injury following dental implant placement: A medicolegal analysis of French liability lawsuits.
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
; 123(2): 158-162, 2022 04.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS:
This study thus aimed to review and analyze liability lawsuits resulting from implant surgery-related inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) injury over a twenty-year period in France. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
A retrospective descriptive study was performed to analyze judicial decisions pertaining to IAN injury from a legal database between 2000 and 2020. Inclusion criteria comprised all closed malpractice cases that involved an oral and maxillofacial surgeon or a dentist who performed a mandibular implant surgery resulting in IAN injury. The following data were recorded judicial decision reference (including jurisdiction and date of final court ruling), timing between the incident and final court ruling, number of involved practitioners, patient's age and gender, practitioner's age and gender, implant type, number of implants, location of iatrogenic implant(s), allegation of IAN injury, alleged cause of injury, justification(s) for conviction, compensation amount and legal costs.RESULTS:
Twelve judicial decisions from high civil courts relating to ten closed cases of liability lawsuits were included and analyzed. All of involved practitioners were dentists or oral surgeons, working in the private sector. Eventually, 85% of them were convicted. Mean indemnification was 17,340 and highest indemnification was 42,828 (inflation-adjusted in 2020 euros). Mean interval between the incident and final ruling was 87,1 ± 34,2 months.CONCLUSIONS:
Permanent nerve injury following dental implant placement can result in legal action. In the event of lawsuit, the risk of being convicted is high. Practitioners performing oral implantology procedures should practice effective risk management to avoid time-consuming unwanted litigations and administrative proceedings.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Implantes Dentários
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Imperícia
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Stomatol Oral Maxillofac Surg
Ano de publicação:
2022
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Article