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ilostmysoul
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Facing an incompetent dentist, no idea what to do, and scared of the consequences
Hello everyone.
Here's my back story: I spent 2-3 years with a general dentist, but ended up leaving her (failed to properly numb me several times + refusing to treat a broken tooth until it got infected). Since I had 2 teeth needing root canal, I decided to search for an endodontist. A friend recommended a very experienced, 52 year old dentist, owner of a clinic, and with several specificiations, including endodontics. However, I instead got put with a 26-27 year old fresh out of college, and made the mistake of deciding to go along with it without complaining.
I had the 2 root canals done without any problem mid-procedure, but sometimes things would go wrong; temporary fillings would fall out in less than a week, and once I had to go 3 times in a week to had the filling replaced.
Fast-forward 3-4 months, after the 2 root canals were properly finished (dentist said a crown wouldn't be necessary since the damage on either wasn't that big). Now one of the root canals is still hurting me from time to time, and I can't chew down at all using that tooth. The other one is having a leakage, and it's getting black around the edge of the filling.
What should I do? Should I go and complain? The 2 major treatments I did in the clinic both failed. Should I ask for a transferal to the older dentist after explaining the situation? I'm afraid of what complaining will cause to my current dentist, because I get along quite well with her and the rest of the staff, they are pretty nice, but I feel abused.
Also, has anyone ever been on this situation? I don't know what the retreatment will be like. How will they remove everything they have inside of my teeth, including the gutchas (can't spell) the burned down? Is there a chance I might lose any of these teeth? Thanks for reading/answering!
Hello everyone.
Here's my back story: I spent 2-3 years with a general dentist, but ended up leaving her (failed to properly numb me several times + refusing to treat a broken tooth until it got infected). Since I had 2 teeth needing root canal, I decided to search for an endodontist. A friend recommended a very experienced, 52 year old dentist, owner of a clinic, and with several specificiations, including endodontics. However, I instead got put with a 26-27 year old fresh out of college, and made the mistake of deciding to go along with it without complaining.
I had the 2 root canals done without any problem mid-procedure, but sometimes things would go wrong; temporary fillings would fall out in less than a week, and once I had to go 3 times in a week to had the filling replaced.
Fast-forward 3-4 months, after the 2 root canals were properly finished (dentist said a crown wouldn't be necessary since the damage on either wasn't that big). Now one of the root canals is still hurting me from time to time, and I can't chew down at all using that tooth. The other one is having a leakage, and it's getting black around the edge of the filling.
What should I do? Should I go and complain? The 2 major treatments I did in the clinic both failed. Should I ask for a transferal to the older dentist after explaining the situation? I'm afraid of what complaining will cause to my current dentist, because I get along quite well with her and the rest of the staff, they are pretty nice, but I feel abused.
Also, has anyone ever been on this situation? I don't know what the retreatment will be like. How will they remove everything they have inside of my teeth, including the gutchas (can't spell) the burned down? Is there a chance I might lose any of these teeth? Thanks for reading/answering!