Roper v. Blumenfeld

The opinion of the court was delivered by

CONLEY, J.A.D.

Plaintiffs appeal a dismissal of their dental malpractice complaint based on a jury finding that they did not demonstrate that defendant deviated from the accepted standard of care when he attempted to extract tooth # 31 from plaintiff Angela M. Roper (hereinafter plaintiff). As a result of this finding, the jury did not reach the issues of proximate cause or damages. We reverse.

Plaintiff claims damage to her right inferior alveolar nerve, the symptom of which is permanent numbness. The nerve lies just underneath the roots of the molar…