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I have A LOT of stress in my life. That was compounded by a trip to the dentist today. I totally lost it in his office for 10 minutes...Ugly Cry and all. I went back and tried to apologize. I just couldn't get the words out. The dentist gave me a hug.
The big questions are: Should I go back OR switch dentists?
Should I send the dentist and staff an Apology Card?
I'm so embarrassed.
Now I'm THAT Horrible Patient.
What if he does NOT want me as a patient? Should I ask?
Here's what happened:
He discovered cavities UNDER white fillings. . .HUGE cavities close to nerve. I was handling everything pretty well. What made me mad was that I had these teeth refilled two or three years ago, replacing "silver" with white, to be proactive, as the silver fillings were old. At the time, I had asked for silver fillings, knowing that they should last longer. The dentist (his partner) insisted on white and I wasn't given an option. Today, I asked him what's best and he said "silver," (the opposite of her). I asked him to do silver (which I wanted in the first place.)
Now, I'm wondering:
Should get my teeth refilled a second time and change them from white back to silver?
Or wait until I end up with huge cavities under all the white fillings?
Of course, the dentist blamed it all on me: "You must be grinding or eating hard things. You must not be brushing well enough. You have to keep white fillings super clean. A little bit of plaque can cause cavities underneath them."
UGH!!!
The big questions are: Should I go back OR switch dentists?
Should I send the dentist and staff an Apology Card?
I'm so embarrassed.
Now I'm THAT Horrible Patient.
What if he does NOT want me as a patient? Should I ask?
Here's what happened:
He discovered cavities UNDER white fillings. . .HUGE cavities close to nerve. I was handling everything pretty well. What made me mad was that I had these teeth refilled two or three years ago, replacing "silver" with white, to be proactive, as the silver fillings were old. At the time, I had asked for silver fillings, knowing that they should last longer. The dentist (his partner) insisted on white and I wasn't given an option. Today, I asked him what's best and he said "silver," (the opposite of her). I asked him to do silver (which I wanted in the first place.)
Now, I'm wondering:
Should get my teeth refilled a second time and change them from white back to silver?
Or wait until I end up with huge cavities under all the white fillings?
Of course, the dentist blamed it all on me: "You must be grinding or eating hard things. You must not be brushing well enough. You have to keep white fillings super clean. A little bit of plaque can cause cavities underneath them."
UGH!!!