Dental infections can cause long-term damage to an individual's health and result in costly procedures to fix the damage. Regular trips to your dentist should prevent the opportunity for an infection to arise, or at least catch an infection in its early stages. However, if you have made regular visits to your dentist and maintained your oral hygiene but are now suffering from a dental infection, you may be a victim of dental malpractice. James J. Gutbrod, Attorney at Law in Akron, OH represents clients with dental malpractice cases involving dental infections.