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bahblah
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My most current dentist did some fillings for me less than two years back. I haven't been to a dentist for a while so there were lots of fillings. Since then, I've had a filling chip 4 times. The first time, the dentist redid the whole filling free of charge, the second time he smoothed a part of my tooth, and I'm not sure if I should go back to the same dentist for this 3rd and 4th chip in my filling. The second time, he seemed upset with me and kept recommending I get a mouth guard for grinding my teeth. I was skeptical of the mouth guard because I have trouble sleeping as it is but the dentist convinced me that it would be comfortable. He said it would go on my top teeth but when the guard was made it did not fit so they made one for my bottom teeth. I could not sleep in it, it made me so anxious. It feel like there's this large thing in my mouth, and there's no place to put my tongue. The dentist suggested I get it readjusted, I did this two times and it's still not comfortable. The second time the assistant who made the adjustments told me it's supposed to be a bit uncomfortable. Anyway, I ran out of insurance money to get the 3rd and 4th chip fixed. But now I'm too scared to go back but also scared that the chip will then cause more damage to my teeth since I now have a sharp dip in two of my teeth.
Do you think I need a second opinion with a new dentist, I'm so anxious about starting over with someone new but I'm anxious to go to this dentist as well because I'm scared he will tell me I need more dental work. How do I even know if the dentist I pick is any good?
Do you think I need a second opinion with a new dentist, I'm so anxious about starting over with someone new but I'm anxious to go to this dentist as well because I'm scared he will tell me I need more dental work. How do I even know if the dentist I pick is any good?