Dealing with Medical Accidents and Lawsuits Involving Oral Implant Treatment

Abstract

In recent years, the safety of implant treatment seems to have improved as a result of advances in diagnostic techniques and medical safety measures. However, reports of medical accidents and medical lawsuits still persist. Unlike other dental treatments, complaints and dissatisfaction from patients associated with implant treatment are characterized by the fact that they occur during the maintenance period after a certain period of good progress has been made after the completion of implant treatment. Patients become “verbal medical consumers”, claiming satisfaction with treatment and their rights. The characteristics of medical disputes involving implants, the peculiarities of complaints from implant patients, and problems in informed consent will be explained from the practitioner's point of view.