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Mistersbff
Former Member
Hello,
i had a cracked molar #30 and was told to get a root canal, then a crown placed. I went to an endodontist and had the root canal, and was assured the crack in my molar didn't go below the gum line so it was a candidate for the root canal and crown. So fast forward 2 weeks, I go to get a crown placed, and the dentist tells me....I can do this crown, but it won't last more a few months....your tooth is cracked below the gum line. You should have just extracted it and had an implant put in. So...I'm out 1400$ for a root canal that never should have been done because it wasn't a viable tooth, and I'm also out 200$ for a temp crown to be placed over the tooth until it could be extracted...which will be 1000$, then an implant is 4500$. I have no back molars anymore as I have lost them all on that bottom right. I was desperate to save that last molar. My question is...the endodontist...(once he removed the original filling in that molar), and saw the crack and how low it went should have said...sorry, there's no point in this root canal as the tooth is fractured too far down. He proceeded instead and it was all for nothing. I want my money back. What can I say or do to get this guy to do the right thing? I already called my credit card and am disputing the charge, but they want a letter from the second dentist ( the one who was going to out the crown on but saw the size of the crack and said there was no point). Will this second dentist stand up for me and write his findings, or will he defend his fellow dentist? Any thoughts? Thank you for reading this.
i had a cracked molar #30 and was told to get a root canal, then a crown placed. I went to an endodontist and had the root canal, and was assured the crack in my molar didn't go below the gum line so it was a candidate for the root canal and crown. So fast forward 2 weeks, I go to get a crown placed, and the dentist tells me....I can do this crown, but it won't last more a few months....your tooth is cracked below the gum line. You should have just extracted it and had an implant put in. So...I'm out 1400$ for a root canal that never should have been done because it wasn't a viable tooth, and I'm also out 200$ for a temp crown to be placed over the tooth until it could be extracted...which will be 1000$, then an implant is 4500$. I have no back molars anymore as I have lost them all on that bottom right. I was desperate to save that last molar. My question is...the endodontist...(once he removed the original filling in that molar), and saw the crack and how low it went should have said...sorry, there's no point in this root canal as the tooth is fractured too far down. He proceeded instead and it was all for nothing. I want my money back. What can I say or do to get this guy to do the right thing? I already called my credit card and am disputing the charge, but they want a letter from the second dentist ( the one who was going to out the crown on but saw the size of the crack and said there was no point). Will this second dentist stand up for me and write his findings, or will he defend his fellow dentist? Any thoughts? Thank you for reading this.