We read Mr Speculand’s article with interest.
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Temporomandibular surgery is full of pitfalls for the unwary surgeon and patient,
and this article, together with our 35-year review of the Proplast Teflon interpositional
implant (PTIPI) affair in the USA2 and the recent review by Green et al of data from the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons’
National Insurance Company (OMSNIC), provide further background to the potential medicolegal
risks involved.
- Speculand B.
Clinical negligence in temporomandibular joint surgery.
Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022; (Online ahead of print)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.10.00Online
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References
- Clinical negligence in temporomandibular joint surgery.Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022; (Online ahead of print)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2022.10.00Online
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Publication history
Published online: January 06, 2023
Accepted:
December 31,
2022
Received:
December 9,
2022
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