Re: RCT perforation help

I don't get having to wait 3.5 weeks for pain relief or travel 160 miles to
get care sooner. Is this in the UK or is this an HMO scheme?

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Stephen [What's a Temporary?], D.D.S.
Michigan, USA
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"Fawks" <tuthjockey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>
>
> Root perforation with a screw post attempting to rebuild a severely
> damaged
> tooth is certainly an unwanted complication. If the original dentist
> knew that
> the 'accident' occured, he should have informed you of the situation
> and
> warned you of potential complications.
>
> That said, once it happened, there wasn't a lot to be done. If the
> tooth did
> not hurt, there was no infection, and nothing fell apart, leaving it
> alone was
> not a bad idea. If you had known about it, it could have been checked
> with
> an X-ray once in a while.
>
> As far as a bridge and extra expense, that would have happened at any
> time
> the tooth was lost. That could have been when the post was originally
> inserted, or now. What's the difference?
>
> If a dentist screws up half of the post he tries to place, that would
> be terrible.
> If this is one out of 100, s*** happens. When was the post inserted?
> How
> much did it cost? What did you pay out of your pocket?
>
> We could also get into a discussion about how many posts are really
> needed
> anyway, but that's another issue.
>
> Best wishes,
> Fawks
>


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