Re: Dentist couldn't get crown off

From: The Real Paul (no_at_no.no)
Date: 10/28/04 

Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2004 19:11:45 GMT

Did you try the candy trick to get the crown off yet?

"Melvin S. Schwartz" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:414umwoc5g8p.1pmw0xi1vrpza.dlg@40tude.net...
> On Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:41:46 GMT, Dr. Steve wrote:
>
> > On Wed, 27 Oct 2004 21:53:16 GMT, W_B <no_one@nowhere.net> wrote:
> >
> >>On Tue, 26 Oct 2004 19:28:43 -0400, "Melvin S. Schwartz"
> >><me@privacy.net> wrote:
> >>
> >>>My present dentist will guarantee the crown as
> >>>long as I see him every 6 months. Maybe this whole thing is a ploy to
keep
> >>>me as a patient.
> >>>
> >>>Mel
> >>
> >>
> >>Doesn't sound as though you are that desirable as a patient.
> >>Give it a rest why don't ya ?
> >
> > Anyone want to bet how happy this dentist would be if Mel got mad and
> > switched dentists???
> > ..
> > Stephen Mancuso, D.D.S.
> > Troy, Michigan, USA
> >
> > Writing on a tablet PC,so forgive me if the PC misreads my poor
handwriting.
>
> Oh? I don't think you are correct. The fact is my dentist wanted me to
come
> every 3-4 months but I told him every 6 months is enough. Doesn't sound to
> me like he would prefer I go elsewhere. In fact, after the big mistake of
> that onlay that chipped, he made me the gold crown for FREE! This is all
in
> my posts made months ago.
>
> And it's perfectly alright for the dental assistant to try and remove a
> permanent crown on with temporary cement in your state?
>
> Mel

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