Is this an unfortunate situation or a case where I need to sue? re: Dentistry?

I am a former UK Dental Nurse. You have nothing to sue for, and if you did it would cost you thousands. It is fairly common to get an infection after root canal treatment, I have had it myself. There is no way without an Xray that the Dentist can see if there is an infection that deep down. The infection was not caused by the treatment but an underlying condition that no-one can see. he gave you Amoxicillin which is standard. Your infection started ,so you were given Metetronidazole to stop the infection going into your blood stream. If you had gone back to the Dentist you would have been given the same. There is no neglect, it happens. I have worked for 3 different practises and unfortunately this does happen to some patients, - including me.

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FFS why do you people always think that the thing to do is sue someone.

It happened, the dentist used their judgement at the time and unluckily for you it did not work.

Get over it for crying out loud.

As you yourself say, you don't know whether the secondary infection was just unfortunate, or due to the negligence of the initial dentist. Without proof that it was down to negligence, you have no case. Secondary infections do happen - there's only so much that can be done to prevent them - so unless you have proof otherwise this sounds like you were just one of the unfortunate ones.

Can you afford to sue? If you cant spare about 5 - 6000 pounds then maybe best not to bother..although you may have legal cover with your home contents insurance which may cover this...you'd need to be able to prove where the infection originated i.e. at the dentists, the hospital, at your home etc. (hard after a year)..and if you can prove where it came from you need to take into account whether you signed a disclaimer or not..and if you didn't then work out how much you need ...as compensation for the pain, time off work etc.