A man who claims negligence led him to swallow a dental implant driver that required surgery and led to disfigurement has filed a lawsuit against two dentists and a practice in Illinois, according to a story published on May 3 in the Cook County Record.
Edwin Anderson filed a lawsuit on April 17 in the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, against Drs. Kerry Voit and Irbad Chowdhury and Kerry Voit DDS of Chicago, claiming they allowed a dental implant driver to negligently enter his digestive tract, according to the story.
In addition to a jury trial, Anderson is seeking more than $50,000 for medical bills as well as damages for pain and suffering and loss of normal life functions due to disfigurement caused by surgical procedures that were necessary after he ingested the implant driver…