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blackhound
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- Jun 23, 2012
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- Pennsylvania, USA
Open to suggestions. I'm in the USA.
Had a crown placed and it's not right. I can feel the margins at the back of the tooth and my dental floss catches along that edge. I can stick the tip of my nail back there and it will dip under the back margin. Clearly this crown doesn't fit.
I went back to the dentist who placed it and voiced my concerns. He refused to acknowledge that the crown was a poor fit and his only suggestion was that I carefully floss under the edge to avoid issues. I told him that was unacceptable just on its face and super unacceptable because I am a periodontal patient with a history of gum disease. So, just NO. But he wouldn't budge.
Adding insult to injury I paid $625 for the crown after insurance. So now I'm out the $$ and I have a crown that may be able to be adjusted but probably has to be replaced.
I'm seeing my perio tomorrow and a new dentist later in the week. Getting this solved medically is relatively easy. Have a new dentist fix the bad work. But I'm not game to pay twice for something that was the dentist's responsibility.
This whole thing just seems so totally unethical and makes me extremely angry.
After my consult with the new dentist I am going to call the insurance company and complain. Not sure if that does any good. And I have no idea how to get my $625 back from the unethical dentist. That may just be gone for good short of small claims lawsuit.
Has anyone gone down this road and have any wisdom they care to share?
BH
Had a crown placed and it's not right. I can feel the margins at the back of the tooth and my dental floss catches along that edge. I can stick the tip of my nail back there and it will dip under the back margin. Clearly this crown doesn't fit.
I went back to the dentist who placed it and voiced my concerns. He refused to acknowledge that the crown was a poor fit and his only suggestion was that I carefully floss under the edge to avoid issues. I told him that was unacceptable just on its face and super unacceptable because I am a periodontal patient with a history of gum disease. So, just NO. But he wouldn't budge.
Adding insult to injury I paid $625 for the crown after insurance. So now I'm out the $$ and I have a crown that may be able to be adjusted but probably has to be replaced.
I'm seeing my perio tomorrow and a new dentist later in the week. Getting this solved medically is relatively easy. Have a new dentist fix the bad work. But I'm not game to pay twice for something that was the dentist's responsibility.
This whole thing just seems so totally unethical and makes me extremely angry.
After my consult with the new dentist I am going to call the insurance company and complain. Not sure if that does any good. And I have no idea how to get my $625 back from the unethical dentist. That may just be gone for good short of small claims lawsuit.
Has anyone gone down this road and have any wisdom they care to share?
BH