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(ON, Canada) Dental surgeon accidentally rinsed my mouth with industrial cleaning solution, what are my options? (self.legaladvice)

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Hi everyone, so I had my wisdom teeth out and when I went for my follow up appointment my surgeon accidentally rinsed my mouth with an industrial medical instrument cleaning solution when he meant to use an antibiotic rinse. For ~15 hours my entire mouth burned at a level of about 6-7 out of 10. The pain slowly went away and I am no longer constantly in pain as of this morning. Until this morning I was unable to eat or drink because it hurt/burnt at a pain level of 8-9 out of 10.

When I called my surgeon to mention this, which I thought had been a weird side effect of the rinsing solution, he told me that they have two bottles in the medicine cabinet that look very similar: one with the antibiotic rinse, one with industrial cleaning solution.

Currently, the majority of my tongue is partially numbed. I have sores in my mouth. When I went to see him, he actually gave me the safety data sheet of the material I supposedly ingested and it is a controlled substance, harmful and possibly fatal if swallowed.

I'm wondering what my options are more generally, what pursuing compensation would entail, whether I am able to pursue compensation if my taste goes back to normal, and whether it would even be worth my time to pursue legal action. Help is much appreciated.

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[–]derspinyQuality Contributor 245 ポイント246 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Go to the doctor and get checked out. Keep track of your expenses not covered by OHIP, and of any longer-term harm. If you have uncompensated expenses, ask your dental surgeon to reimburse you, and sue in small claims (up to $25,000) or find a personal injury attorney (otherwise) to recover them if they refuse. Your dentist is insured, and your medical costs should be covered.

Make a complaint to the Royal College of Dental Surgeons, who oversee licensing and patient safety.

[–]wishtonguewasntnumb[S] 26 ポイント27 ポイント  (0子コメント)

That's very helpful, thank you.

[–]alimojoe 48 ポイント49 ポイント  (2子コメント)

I work at a law office in Ontario and this happened to one of our clients about a year ago. She lost taste in her mouth and it was very painful. I can ask the lawyer who handled it more questions about the case if you want. I think the case is still ongoing.

[–]less-right 8 ポイント9 ポイント  (1子コメント)

Ontario must have an epidemic of similar-looking bottles.

[–]bubblestring 96 ポイント97 ポイント  (3子コメント)

If you think you ingested or otherwise imbibed a potentially hazardous substance, your first consideration should be going to the hospital, not getting paid.

[–]wishtonguewasntnumb[S] 96 ポイント97 ポイント  (2子コメント)

It has been two days, I've been seen by doctors, and am doing more checkups to evaluate whether there will be any long-term damage as a result of ingestion. Unfortunately, I was unaware it was a hazardous substance until over 24 hours later because they claimed initially that it was simply an antibiotic rinse.

[–]CatfishBandit 68 ポイント69 ポイント  (1子コメント)

The bottles look the same or similar, and are stored together. This seems incredibly stupid. possibly criminally stupid. There may be a law pertaining to this, but all I can find references food in conjunction with cleaners.

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