Tumlin v. Daniels

Banke, Judge.

In this dental malpractice action, the appellant, Diane Tumlin, alleges that the appellee negligently damaged her teeth and gums by extracting two of her healthy bicuspids when she was 10 years of age for the purposé of preventing protrusion of her front teeth due to crowding. This appeal follows the entry of a directed verdict in favor of the appellee on the ground that the appellant failed to introduce expert testimony showing the “parameters of acceptable conduct generally under similar facts and circumstances, a significant deviation from which would constitute negligence.”

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