Suffered tooth damage from a motorcycle accident?

If you have lost teeth, or suffered tooth damage, from a motorcycle accident, what can you do, and how much could you claim in compensation?

Normally, helmets can save a rider from more serious facial injuries, which includes damage to teeth. However, a hard fall (which can be common in any bike accident) doesn’t rule out that you may end up with some serious dental injuries.

Dental surgery can be incredibly costly. Luckily, you can claim back losses and expenses in a successful motorbike accident compensation claim. Let’s look at what you could claim for.

Can you claim compensation for tooth damage from a motorcycle accident?

You can be eligible to make a claim for compensation for tooth damage from a motorcycle accident. If the accident was caused through the fault of someone else, you should be able to make a successful legal case.

An important consideration could be whether you were wearing a helmet or not. Of course, you ought to be wearing one. However, if you weren’t, and you suffer facial injuries (including damage to teeth), this may change the course of the case.

While you can still make a claim, you may be subject to contributory negligence, which is a reduction of the pay-out stemming from you being partly responsible for the injuries. Failing to wear a helmet could mean a reduction of up to 25% from the damages.

How much could you claim for tooth damage from a motorcycle accident?

How much you can claim for when it comes to tooth damage from a motorcycle accident comes down to the severity of the case. Your claim is formed of two parts: General Damages, and Special Damages.

General Damages is for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused. We use medical evidence, our expertise and legal precedents to work this out. The precedents mean we can give you some very rough guidelines as follows:

• Loss or damage to back teeth: up to £1,500.00 per tooth;
• Loss or serious damage to one front tooth: up to £3,460.00;
• Loss or serious damage to two front teeth: up to £6,690.00;
• Loss or serious damage to several front teeth: up to £10,000.00

When it comes to even more serious injuries, claims could actually be in excess of £30,000.00.

But what about dental expenses? In severe cases, dental expenses could be in the tens of thousands of pounds alone! The above may not cover those costs.

Well, you can claim losses and expenses (Special Damages) in addition to the damages for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity (General Damages). So, if you lost one of your front teeth and it cost you £5,000.00 to sort it, your claim could be in the region of £8,000.00 to £9,000.00.

For tailored advice about whether you can make a claim for personal injury compensation, please don’t hesitate to contact our team.