TESAURO v. PERRIGE


437 Pa.Super. 620 (1994)

650 A.2d 1079

Irene TESAURO and Richard Tesauro, Appellees, v. M.L. PERRIGE, D.M.D., Appellant.

Superior Court of Pennsylvania.

Filed December 12, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jonathan D. Herbst, Philadelphia, for appellant.

Nancy H. Fullam, Philadelphia, for appellees.

Before CIRILLO, OLSZEWSKI and HESTER, JJ.


OLSZEWSKI, Judge:

In 1984, Mrs. Irene Tesauro, appellee, saw Dr. M.L. Perrige, appellant, to have a damaged lower left molar removed. Dr. Perrige, a board-certified oral surgeon, successfully removed the molar; however, a dry socket1 developed shortly after the extraction. After initial attempts at treatment failed, Dr. Perrige administered an injection of alcohol near the affected area.

Immediately after the alcohol injection...

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