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Aesthetic dental procedures: legal and medico-legal implications

Aesthetic dental procedures: legal and medico-legal implications AbstractDental treatments, as well as simple anatomical and functional repair work, can also be for aesthetic purposes. This is because the anatomical area concerned, i.e. the oral cavity, has a great power of attraction. Aesthetic treatments in general – in particular dental treatments – have been on the rise in recent years, and this has also meant an increase in claims due to patient dissatisfaction with the results obtained. Numerous laws have been introduced that emphasise the need for comprehensive prior information in order to acquire valid consent. This has resulted in the elimination of the distinction between the obligation of means and obligation of result, with achievement of the normally expected result required in any case. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Open Medicine de Gruyter

Aesthetic dental procedures: legal and medico-legal implications

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Publisher
de Gruyter
Copyright
© 2018 Pierpaolo Di Lorenzo et al., published by De Gruyter
ISSN
2391-5463
eISSN
2391-5463
DOI
10.1515/med-2018-0015
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Abstract

AbstractDental treatments, as well as simple anatomical and functional repair work, can also be for aesthetic purposes. This is because the anatomical area concerned, i.e. the oral cavity, has a great power of attraction. Aesthetic treatments in general – in particular dental treatments – have been on the rise in recent years, and this has also meant an increase in claims due to patient dissatisfaction with the results obtained. Numerous laws have been introduced that emphasise the need for comprehensive prior information in order to acquire valid consent. This has resulted in the elimination of the distinction between the obligation of means and obligation of result, with achievement of the normally expected result required in any case.

Journal

Open Medicinede Gruyter

Published: Mar 30, 2018

Keywords: Information; Dental treatments; Liability; Dentistry

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