Re: Wrong crown, scary dentist: What can I do?

On 27 Oct 2005 20:52:38 -0700, wrdfm@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

>I recently moved to a new town and picked one of my insurance company's
>prefered providers. I had a broken filling that was bothering me. Well,
>a request to file it led to a filling which led to a root canal and
>temporary crown, which seemed fine. But a couple days ago, the dentist
>put in the permanent crown and after a half hour of glueing and
>fiddling (he seemed to have trouble getting it to fit) he says what a
>good match it is, hands me a mirror and tries to rush me on my way. The
>thing is, it was originally a pointed canine tooth, and was now
>replaced with a rectangular tooth that bore no resemblance to the
>other.

Jeez I always do that by mistake. I glue the molar crown for Mr. X
onto the canine tooth of Mrs. Y. When I finally figure it out I bring
them both back into the office, hammer both crowns off and switch
them.

Joel


> Reluctant to recognize the problem, he finally said he would
>file the opposite (real) tooth down to match and lowered the seat and
>reached for his drill. I insisted that he not do that, and make the
>crown correct (as the temporary was). He argued that it was too late
>for that, and it was an "aesthetic concern" and a matter of opinion,
>and that if I wanted a pointed tooth I should have made that clear at
>the beginning. I argued that, by that logic, he could have installed a
>green tooth and insisted it was my fault that I had not requested
>white. He finally relented and said he'd use the temporary impression
>to do a new crown and install in three weeks. Meanwhile, I have this
>weird square one in my mouth that's also too thick (from front to back)
>and the porcelain doesn't reach the gumline (metal showing). Can this
>mess up my other teeth or gums over the course of three weeks? What are
>the chances this guy will get it right and not insert a monkey tooth in
>my head next? I'd go to another dentist but I already handed over $700
>after the first appointment (they tried to extract an additional $600
>this time, which I refused under the circumstances). I'd like to cut
>and run, but this guy still has the temporary and impression, so that's
>the only record I have of what my tooth should look like. Anybody who
>can provide advice on what I should do at this point, I'd much
>appreciate it. Thanks.

.

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