Best Michigan personal injury lawyer winning highest settlements for injury accident victims in Michigan.
Our Michigan dental malpractice lawyers often review cases involving the failure of dentists to timely diagnose oral cancer, including tongue cancer. Every year, oral cancer kills more people in the United States than cervical cancer, malignant melanoma or Hodgkin’s disease. The failure to diagnose oral cancer may give rise to a Michigan dental malpractice case.
Ninety percent of all oral cancers are squamous cell carcinoma, and oral cancer has one of the lowest five-year survival rates of all major cancers. This is often because the cancer is not diagnosed until the later stages. In many of these cases, a prompt and appropriate early diagnosis of the condition may have led to a different outcome.
Under the standard of care, dentists should view all lesions, lumps and bumps as possible cancer. Although most lesions are non-cancerous, it is necessary to closely monitor patients who have suspicious lesions until a definitive diagnosis is made. Symptoms of oral cancer include:
White or red patches in the mouth
A mouth sore that will not heal
Bleeding in the mouth
Loose teeth
Problems or pain with swallowing
A lump in your neck
An earache
Oral cancer treatments may include surgery, radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Some patients have a combination of both. Under Michigan law, a patient claiming that a dentist failed to diagnose oral cancer must show that a timely diagnose would have resulted in earlier treatment and a better outcome.
In Michigan, there is a strict time limit for filing a dental malpractice case agaisnt a dentist, oral surgeon, endodontist, or periodontist. This time limit, called the statute of limitation, is two years from the date of the negligent treatment. There are very few exceptions to this limitation period and therefore it is important to contact a Michigan dental malpractice lawyer as soon as you realize or believe you are the victim of dental malpractice.
Do I have a Michigan dental malpractice case? 1-800-606-1717
We handle Michigan medical malpractice cases in Adrian, Ann Arbor, Battle Creek, Bay City, Birmingham, Bloomfield Township, Canton, Clinton Township, Dearborn, Detroit, Eastpointe, East Lansing, Farmington Hills, Ferndale, Flint, Garden City, Grand Rapids, Grosse Pointe, Hazel Park, Holland, Jackson, Kalamazoo, Kentwood, Lansing, Marquette, Midland, Monroe, Mount Clements, Muskegon, Novi, Oak Park, Okemos Owosso, Pontiac, Port Huron, Portage, Rochester, Roseville, Royal Oak, Saginaw, St. Clair Shores, Shelby Township, Southtgate, Southfield, Sterling Heights, Taylor, Troy, Utica, Warren, Waterford, Westland, Wyoming, Ypsilanti, Zeeland Alcona County, Alger County, Allegan County, Alpena County, Atrim County, Arenac County, Baraga County, Barry County, Bay County, Benzie County, Berrien County, Branch County, Calhoun County, Cass County, Charlevoix County, Cheboygan County, Chippewa County, Clare, County, Clinton County, Crawford County, Delta County, Dickinson County, Eaton County, Emmet County, Gladwin County, Genesee, Gogebic County, Grand Traverse County, Gratiot County, Hillsdale County, Houghton County, Huron County, Ingham County, Ionia County, Iosco County, Iron County, Isabella County, Jackson County, Kalamazoo County, Kalkaska County, Kent County, Keweenaw County, Lake County, Lapeer County, Leelanau County, Lenawee County, Livingston County, Luce County, Mackinac County, Macomb County, Manistee County, Marquette County, Mason County, Mecosta County, Menominee County, Midland County, Missaukee County, Montcalm County, Montmorency County, Muskegon County, Monroe County, Newaygo County, Oakland County, Oceana County, Ogemaw County ,Ontonagon County, Osceola County, Oscoda County, Otsego County, Presque Isle County, Ottawa County, Roscommon County, Saginaw County, Saint Joseph County, Sanilac County, Schoolcraft County, Shiawassee County, St. Clair County, Tuscola County, Van Buren County, Washtenaw County, Wayne County, Wexford County and all Michigan cities and counties. We handle Michigan medical malpractice cases involving misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, wrongful death, emergency room errors, surgery mistakes, anesthesia injuries, failure to diagnose cancer, gallbladder surgery, bariatric and gastric bypass surgery, medication errors, pharmacy, meningitis, pneumonia, lasik surgery, aortic aneurysm, plastic surgery, cosmetic surgery, strokes, pulmonary embolism, blindness, cauda equina syndrome, oral cancer, blood clots, hip dysplasia, hospital falls, spinal surgery, heart attacks, hospital infections, chiropractor injuries, podiatrist mistakes, and all other medical negligence cases.
