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What is the name of your state? California
Hi... I just wanted to get a quick opinion on whether the things my dentist is doing are correct. Thanks in advance.
First, in December of last year, I had minor discomfort while biting, on my rearmost lower tooth on the right side. I went into the dentist, and she said "well... there might be a little decay", and proceeded to do a filling. Next, in January of this year, I again noticed discomfort. I went back to the dentist, and her husband (husband + wife team of dentists) re-did the filling. Next, in August of this year, I began to notice discomfort again. The wife re-did the filling one more time. After this re-filling the pain was so bad I could not bite on the tooth at all, where previously the discomfort had only been minor while biting. The wife then decided the tooth would need a crown, as it might have a crack. She prepared it for a crown, and put on the temporary crown. The pain was no less with the temporary crown, so she sent me to an endodontist for a root canal. The root canal went perfectly, no problems. When I went back to the regular dentist to put on the permanent crown, she could not get the crown to fit properly, citing that the tooth somehow must have changed since she made the mold for the crown. Without giving me a chance to protest, she proceeded to shave down the cusp of the rearmost upper tooth on the right side (the tooth above the tooth to be crowned) to compensate, as she said she could not shave the crown down enough to make it fit.
I feel like this was definitely not the right thing to do, and that I have lost part of my healthy tooth as a result of bad judgment on the part of this dentist. This tooth is now rather "rounded-off", and no longer sharp like the tooth on the other side. I feel like I was wronged. Was this dentist in the right or the wrong? Is there any action I can reasonably take, other than going to a different dentist from this point forward?
Any and all opinions are welcome. Thank you.
Hi... I just wanted to get a quick opinion on whether the things my dentist is doing are correct. Thanks in advance.
First, in December of last year, I had minor discomfort while biting, on my rearmost lower tooth on the right side. I went into the dentist, and she said "well... there might be a little decay", and proceeded to do a filling. Next, in January of this year, I again noticed discomfort. I went back to the dentist, and her husband (husband + wife team of dentists) re-did the filling. Next, in August of this year, I began to notice discomfort again. The wife re-did the filling one more time. After this re-filling the pain was so bad I could not bite on the tooth at all, where previously the discomfort had only been minor while biting. The wife then decided the tooth would need a crown, as it might have a crack. She prepared it for a crown, and put on the temporary crown. The pain was no less with the temporary crown, so she sent me to an endodontist for a root canal. The root canal went perfectly, no problems. When I went back to the regular dentist to put on the permanent crown, she could not get the crown to fit properly, citing that the tooth somehow must have changed since she made the mold for the crown. Without giving me a chance to protest, she proceeded to shave down the cusp of the rearmost upper tooth on the right side (the tooth above the tooth to be crowned) to compensate, as she said she could not shave the crown down enough to make it fit.
I feel like this was definitely not the right thing to do, and that I have lost part of my healthy tooth as a result of bad judgment on the part of this dentist. This tooth is now rather "rounded-off", and no longer sharp like the tooth on the other side. I feel like I was wronged. Was this dentist in the right or the wrong? Is there any action I can reasonably take, other than going to a different dentist from this point forward?
Any and all opinions are welcome. Thank you.