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I really need some advice here - I can't tell if I'm being too sensitive or if this dentist was out of line.
After 10 years I am finally getting some much needed dental work done. I did not grow up with dental insurance or regular dental visits, so this is all pretty new to me. It started 6 months ago when my tooth cracked, I went to a dentist 5 hrs away since they were the only ones that could get me in on such short notice. They were wonderful. I made 3 trips to 'the city' (10 hr round trip) in order to get my root canal and crown, visited a dentist and endodontist and was in tears with how wonderfully they treated me and how great the work and service was.
Fast forward to now, I finally got an appointment with a local dentist (highest rated on Yelp) and came in for a cleaning. I do not have sensitive gums, I'm a great brusher, I floss, I've never seen tartar on my teeth (though I also haven't looked). Keep in mind I had just gone through one partial root canal (which had to be packed/closed and I waited for 2 weeks before getting it finished), and one full root canal. I just wanted to set you up for the fact that I understand that dental work is not always comfortable. So why the hell was this 'cleaning' so incredibly painful? My mouth was bleeding profusely, I was wincing with every jab, she was literally jabbing me she was moving so quickly. When I told her it was painful she said, "Well, you haven't had a cleaning in 10 years, you didn't expect this to be pleasant?" Umm.. what?
I get that she was rude, but is a cleaning supposed to be that awful? It's been over 24 hrs and my gums are still swollen and painful. I feel like I should write a letter to the office complaining about her behavior. She was also texting her daughter and laughed about some info I shared about my family (when she asked). When she polished my teeth, instead of polishing the front and back of each one, she just rubbed it across the whole length. I left with plaque still on my teeth.
I'm confused, I'm in pain, I paid $200 to basically be abused and made fun of. Again, I get that her behavior was shitty, but was the procedure done poorly as well? Wth does a cleaning actually entail?
Thanks a lot for any incite and advice.
After 10 years I am finally getting some much needed dental work done. I did not grow up with dental insurance or regular dental visits, so this is all pretty new to me. It started 6 months ago when my tooth cracked, I went to a dentist 5 hrs away since they were the only ones that could get me in on such short notice. They were wonderful. I made 3 trips to 'the city' (10 hr round trip) in order to get my root canal and crown, visited a dentist and endodontist and was in tears with how wonderfully they treated me and how great the work and service was.
Fast forward to now, I finally got an appointment with a local dentist (highest rated on Yelp) and came in for a cleaning. I do not have sensitive gums, I'm a great brusher, I floss, I've never seen tartar on my teeth (though I also haven't looked). Keep in mind I had just gone through one partial root canal (which had to be packed/closed and I waited for 2 weeks before getting it finished), and one full root canal. I just wanted to set you up for the fact that I understand that dental work is not always comfortable. So why the hell was this 'cleaning' so incredibly painful? My mouth was bleeding profusely, I was wincing with every jab, she was literally jabbing me she was moving so quickly. When I told her it was painful she said, "Well, you haven't had a cleaning in 10 years, you didn't expect this to be pleasant?" Umm.. what?
I get that she was rude, but is a cleaning supposed to be that awful? It's been over 24 hrs and my gums are still swollen and painful. I feel like I should write a letter to the office complaining about her behavior. She was also texting her daughter and laughed about some info I shared about my family (when she asked). When she polished my teeth, instead of polishing the front and back of each one, she just rubbed it across the whole length. I left with plaque still on my teeth.
I'm confused, I'm in pain, I paid $200 to basically be abused and made fun of. Again, I get that her behavior was shitty, but was the procedure done poorly as well? Wth does a cleaning actually entail?
Thanks a lot for any incite and advice.