Roybal v. Bell

This is a multi-dentist/multi-complaint lawsuit which was reformed fairly quickly into one charge against one dentist. Appellant claims now that appellee failed to advise her adequately that she could have had her tooth pulled in lieu of his efforts to try to save the tooth. The effort to save the tooth was a match to the same process *115the dentist had performed successfully on another one,of her teeth nine months earlier.

Appellant was no stranger to dental treatment when this course of events developed. Appellant first started dental treatment with Dr. Richard John Giovale, D.D.S. in May 1983…