“Evidence as to the following elements of damages may be elicited from the dentist, from plaintiff, or from other witnesses in cases involving avulsion or luxation due to negligence or other tort: Immediate, continued pain; Bleeding; Disfigurement because of permanent loss of tooth through avulsion; Impairment of functions of eating and speaking; Loss of ability to sing or to play wind instruments; Discomfort in treatment; Need for removable restoration, followed by fixed bridge restoration; Discomfort in treatment of luxated teeth; Future “resorption,” or destruction of tooth root by metabolic breakdown; High probability that resorption will cause loss of entire tooth, with humiliation, embarrassment, and loss of dental functions as result; Permanence of loss; Discomfort and expense in obtaining permanent restoration to replace tooth; Medical expenses and other elements common to all personal injury actions.”
[Stein on Personal Injury Damages [certain citations omitted]]
