Sanchez v. Romano

In Sanchez v. Romano, (292 A.D.2d 202) the serious injury claim was founded upon allegations, inter alia, that the plaintiff experienced "looseness of her teeth" and sustained a "visualized crack" in one tooth, allegations which were belied by the report of an examining dentist who described the crack complained of as a "very faint . . . craze line" that was not "well observed," and concluded that plaintiff's teeth were "anatomically intact" and that no "future endodontic implications" were anticipated. In the absence of proof in admissible form that plaintiff Sanchez sustained any "significant dental injury," the First Department granted summary judgment to defendant, noting that plaintiff "received no treatment, has been found to require no future treatment and has demonstrated no injury beyond minor discomfort." (Id., at 203.)