“Evidence as to the following elements of damages may be elicited from the dentist, from plaintiff, or from other witnesses in cases involving pulp necrosis and calcific degeneration due to negligence or other tort: Pain at moment of trauma; Soreness in gums; Inability of tooth to feel sensations of cold; Humiliation and embarrassment because of discolored tooth; Injury to periodontal ligament and surrounding tissues; Discomfort and anxiety in ice test and galvanic test; Permanence of pulp necrosis; Pain from chronic alveolar abscess; Permanance of calcific degeneration and resultant pulp necrosis; Discomfort in undergoing reverse root resection; Weakness, grogginess, and aching sensation after surgery; Loss of tooth strength through pulp necrosis.”
[Stein on Personal Injury Damages [certain citations omitted]]
