threedflyer
Junior Member
Washington State
Had a root canal done back in July of 2009.
Within a very short time I began feeling pain in the tooth that was worked on and I asked my dentist what was going on.
For over 10 months he kept having me come in and gave performed a few minor procedures which did nothing for me.
Finally I decided to pursue a second opinion from an endodontist and a periodontist regarding the issue. They both confirmed that is was a perforation of the root that happened during the root canal procedure 10 months earlier.
The pain was coming from an infection that has formed under the tooth. Basically my body was reacting to the hole in the tooth and trying to get rid of it (reject it).
I had the tooth extracted recently by another DDS and finally confirmed that there was indeed a perforation.
NOW....I have gathered up the costs to do a bone graft, titanium inmplant, an abutment and a crown and I have submitted a letter to the original dentist requesting compensation for the total cost of the new tooth AND a reasonable amount for pain and suffering.
Not only have I had 10 months of pain already, but I will have another year of procedures to get this fixed......
The original dentist has contacted his malpractice insurance and submitted my letter to them. Now I am supposed to be getting a phone call from them early next week. Not sure what to expect? Will they try to deny me? Will they drag me into court? the amount in question is under $15K
Ideas??
3D
Had a root canal done back in July of 2009.
Within a very short time I began feeling pain in the tooth that was worked on and I asked my dentist what was going on.
For over 10 months he kept having me come in and gave performed a few minor procedures which did nothing for me.
Finally I decided to pursue a second opinion from an endodontist and a periodontist regarding the issue. They both confirmed that is was a perforation of the root that happened during the root canal procedure 10 months earlier.
The pain was coming from an infection that has formed under the tooth. Basically my body was reacting to the hole in the tooth and trying to get rid of it (reject it).
I had the tooth extracted recently by another DDS and finally confirmed that there was indeed a perforation.
NOW....I have gathered up the costs to do a bone graft, titanium inmplant, an abutment and a crown and I have submitted a letter to the original dentist requesting compensation for the total cost of the new tooth AND a reasonable amount for pain and suffering.
Not only have I had 10 months of pain already, but I will have another year of procedures to get this fixed......
The original dentist has contacted his malpractice insurance and submitted my letter to them. Now I am supposed to be getting a phone call from them early next week. Not sure what to expect? Will they try to deny me? Will they drag me into court? the amount in question is under $15K
Ideas??
3D