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Gabriella Ribeiro Truman, 36, who runs a travel agency in New Jersey, has never had a cavity. “I’ve never had any extensive dental work, and I go for a cleaning twice a year,” she said.
About a month and a half ago, however, she went to a see a new dentist. He took some high-resolution pictures of her teeth and enlarged the images on a screen. He pointed to six microcavities, and a possible seventh.
He said that “these could turn into something major,” she said. “Root canals. I could lose my teeth.”
“You feel uncomfortable when you’re put in that position,” she added.
The dentist handed her a quote for $3,500 worth of work. The high figure gave her pause.
“To go from great dental health to something like that?” she said. “I would rather get somebody else to look at them beforehand.”
I have been in this situation myself. It is shocking. I was told I needed two root canals. I do not need them because my current dentist said the previous dentist was mistaken. I think the previous dentist was trying to make money from me. However the same dentist who treats a friend of mine does not suggest any treatment to her because my friend has very good teeth and has not needed a filling for 5 years and has only three filings anyway and thats not because she does not go to the dentist it is because for some reason her teeth do not decay
About a month and a half ago, however, she went to a see a new dentist. He took some high-resolution pictures of her teeth and enlarged the images on a screen. He pointed to six microcavities, and a possible seventh.
He said that “these could turn into something major,” she said. “Root canals. I could lose my teeth.”
“You feel uncomfortable when you’re put in that position,” she added.
The dentist handed her a quote for $3,500 worth of work. The high figure gave her pause.
“To go from great dental health to something like that?” she said. “I would rather get somebody else to look at them beforehand.”
I have been in this situation myself. It is shocking. I was told I needed two root canals. I do not need them because my current dentist said the previous dentist was mistaken. I think the previous dentist was trying to make money from me. However the same dentist who treats a friend of mine does not suggest any treatment to her because my friend has very good teeth and has not needed a filling for 5 years and has only three filings anyway and thats not because she does not go to the dentist it is because for some reason her teeth do not decay