Can I sue my orthodontist?

[Anonymous]

I'm from Australia, first off, for law purposes.

I had braces several years ago, to straighten my teeth and correct my bite. They did what they were supposed to do, but I started having serious problems with my TMJ. I was sent to a specific dentist that specialised in those issues by my orthodontist, and he built up parts of my teeth to fix it. Worked for a while, until they moved my teeth more, and then took the braces off, saying everything was fixed. Years later, my current dentist is horrified at the state of my jaw, and I'm having problems with my teeth dying, and needing root canal. My dentist suspects that this is a result of the orthodontist moving my teeth too fast.

Has anyone had problems like this? Could I demand compensation from the orthodontist, considering how much dental work I now need?

[whitarkness]

"In tort law, a duty of care is a legal obligation which is imposed on an individual requiring adherence to a standard of reasonable care while performing any acts that could foreseeable harm others. It is the first element that must be established to proceed with an action in negligence."
But I am not sure if the consequences you suffered were foreseeable to the doctors because human body is mysterious and an single operation can cause any possible effect.
Like the guy below said get a appointment with a legal counselor but I really suggest that you focus on preserve the health of your teeth right now and think twice on your treatment.
P. S I have TMJ too and it is bad.

[Anonymous]

you should try to,

[Remonster]

You should ask a legal counselor that, not us.