Hello,
I recently had braces and after they were removed my dentist fitted me with a retainer. After wearing the retainer for a couple of weeks I noticed pain in one tooth that only was present when I wore the retainer and I felt was caused by the the metal retainer being too tight and rubbing the surface of the tooth. I returned to the dentist to ask about this and to check the retainer. He assured me that all was fine and to continue to wear the retainer as instructed. The tooth in question broke today and most of it fell out in pieces. I am now left with a hole where my tooth used to be!
My smile is ruined and I'll obviously need to have the remainder of the tooth extracted and then be fitted for an implant. This will be a very expensive procedure that I don't feel I should have to pay for.
I take very good care of my teeth and there was no sign of tooth damage or decay on the tooth in question.
What can I do?
I recently had braces and after they were removed my dentist fitted me with a retainer. After wearing the retainer for a couple of weeks I noticed pain in one tooth that only was present when I wore the retainer and I felt was caused by the the metal retainer being too tight and rubbing the surface of the tooth. I returned to the dentist to ask about this and to check the retainer. He assured me that all was fine and to continue to wear the retainer as instructed. The tooth in question broke today and most of it fell out in pieces. I am now left with a hole where my tooth used to be!
My smile is ruined and I'll obviously need to have the remainder of the tooth extracted and then be fitted for an implant. This will be a very expensive procedure that I don't feel I should have to pay for.
I take very good care of my teeth and there was no sign of tooth damage or decay on the tooth in question.
What can I do?