Dentist issues
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Being seeing my existing dentist for around 5 years he did 2 fillings both approx 18 months ago and an extraction. Last 18-24 months I have been getting pain on an off one side went back to same dentist 3 x times with it said nothing wrong, decided to get a second opinion who said on the side / area of discomfort I need 3 fillings 2 small and 1 big plus the 2 fillings done by the other dentist 18 months ago were both leaking and needing replacement, I was a bit shocked at this compared to what my existing dentist had told me. The new dentist I didn't go with as too far to travel so I found another local one saw them yesterday and it was the same diagnosis being I needed 3 filling and the 2 the other dentist did 18 months ago replaced, I mentioned my original dentist said all was fine and the new dentist said it defiantly wasn't and she would be happy to talk to my original dentist. Two weeks prior to yesterday visit I had been back to my original dentist for a pre-paid check-up and again told everything was fine no issues.
How can dentists have to totally different opinion I appreciate they may do but the difference in my is very extreme from one saying no issues to the others saying I need a lot of work, also I'm concerned by the fact the 2 filling my dentist did do are failing in less than 18 months I've never had that with a filling, On top of that the extraction that was done was done on the basis it 'may' resolve and issue as tooth may be cracked though couldn't be sure it wasn't cracked pain still there no idea what it is. Just starting to think now may be its not a difference of opinion and more that my original dentist may be wasn't very good ?
How can dentists have to totally different opinion I appreciate they may do but the difference in my is very extreme from one saying no issues to the others saying I need a lot of work, also I'm concerned by the fact the 2 filling my dentist did do are failing in less than 18 months I've never had that with a filling, On top of that the extraction that was done was done on the basis it 'may' resolve and issue as tooth may be cracked though couldn't be sure it wasn't cracked pain still there no idea what it is. Just starting to think now may be its not a difference of opinion and more that my original dentist may be wasn't very good ?
On the balance of probabilities you've seen three dentists and two have come up with exactly the same treatment advice, so I'd say they are right.
What's the status with your original dentist and how you pay? If it's going to cost the dentist more than he can recover from you the cynic in me would suggests this has framed his decision making.
Any X-Rays taken and what can be seen, infection, inflamed nerve, 'gaps' where the filling is etc.?
Usually an extraction is a very last resort, either the tooth after RCT and Crown etc so why wasn't this an option?
What's the status with your original dentist and how you pay? If it's going to cost the dentist more than he can recover from you the cynic in me would suggests this has framed his decision making.
Any X-Rays taken and what can be seen, infection, inflamed nerve, 'gaps' where the filling is etc.?
Usually an extraction is a very last resort, either the tooth after RCT and Crown etc so why wasn't this an option?
I agree two dentist identify same issues on all the same teeth and give same treatment plan yet existing dentist says no issues though I have been to see him x3 this year with the pain. Funny how both fillings he did do also now failing everything else he didn't touch is fine. Xrays were done on all visits there is a month i between last lot he did and said fine and then 3rd dentist said not fine, I also saw another dentist before him last time who identified same issues he didn't. The dentist I saw this week was shocked I was told no issues, she said there is mointoring teeth and being conservative with treatment then there is incompetences and the issues I had were long beyond mointoring.
The extraction he did try crown before but didn't resolve it, the worrying thing is orginally they thought it might be decay in another tooth so tried filling that but didn't resolve it, this dentist did this filling and another one and both are failing with in 18 months so potentially I had extraction on a tooth that was fine, all my other filling he never did were fine. On the day of extraction I turned up and I suggested I not have and wait and see as it's very visable tooth but he said its unlikely to resolve so have it extracted at that point I desperate so agreed.
For the pain I have to take gabapentin a class C drug and its been going on two years now. I'm going to get the treatment done at other dentists and if resolves pain I'm going have to follow up with orginal dentist.
The dentist seems a good guy enough so that I fully trusted his opinion and his reviews are good and he private. I want to bring it up with him but not sure how a dentist would respond to it.
The extraction he did try crown before but didn't resolve it, the worrying thing is orginally they thought it might be decay in another tooth so tried filling that but didn't resolve it, this dentist did this filling and another one and both are failing with in 18 months so potentially I had extraction on a tooth that was fine, all my other filling he never did were fine. On the day of extraction I turned up and I suggested I not have and wait and see as it's very visable tooth but he said its unlikely to resolve so have it extracted at that point I desperate so agreed.
For the pain I have to take gabapentin a class C drug and its been going on two years now. I'm going to get the treatment done at other dentists and if resolves pain I'm going have to follow up with orginal dentist.
The dentist seems a good guy enough so that I fully trusted his opinion and his reviews are good and he private. I want to bring it up with him but not sure how a dentist would respond to it.
Edited by PostHeads123 on Wednesday 9th November 18:48
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