Please list a few *reputable* online articles on why it's best not to
remove wisdom teeth, from a medical and legal (dental malpractice)
point of view. I would prefer articles referring to Australian cases
but foreign articles are also welcome.

Secondly, please list a few law firms in Perth, Australia who have
dealt with dental malpractice. Answering the second question will
receive a $30 tip.

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Request for Question Clarification by aceresearcher-ga on 07 Apr 2003 20:19 PDT

whizhost,

I have found for you a number of articles describing the possible
complications and negative effects of removing wisdom teeth which are
not posing any problem. However, I am not clear on whether you want
articles which say that wisdom teeth should not be removed, no matter
what sorts of problems they are causing; if so, it will be very
difficult, if not impossible, to find articles that say this.

In addition, your statement "I would prefer articles referring to
Australian cases but foreign articles are also welcome" leads me to
believe that what you are really seeking is the court documents of
actual malpractice cases, rather than "articles".

If you could elaborate a little further about your expectations on the
issues I have mentioned, it would greatly assist in helping you to
find the resources you seek.

Regards,

aceresearcher

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Clarification of Question by whizhost-ga on 07 Apr 2003 20:40 PDT

I'm not looking for medical, legal, or other professional advice and
I'm not looking for court documents of actual malpractice cases.

I'm looking for articles stating that *healty* wisdom teeth should not
be removed. A good example would be:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/689856.stm

Howdy Whizhost!

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or other professional advice.

A place to start is at the DentalMal web site page at:
http://www.lawref.net/levy/01a.html

It has specific information on dental malpractice suits that were
filed due to "Wisdom Tooth Extraction Related Nerve Injuries".

Hope this Comment helps! denco