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

>
>It isn't really necessary to have a pre-op (preliminary) impression of the tooth
>before crown preparation to achieve a harmonic and balanced result.
>It is done all the time.
>

Any one want to wager that this dentist only made a quadrant
impression, and the poor lab did not have any idea what the other side
looks like.

Amatus



On Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:56:23 GMT, W_B <no_one@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>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. 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?
>
>Doubtful
>>What are
>>the chances this guy will get it right and not insert a monkey tooth in
>>my head next?
>
>Sorry but that's unknown.
>
>>I'd go to another dentist but I already handed over $700
>>after the first appointment
>
>OK
>
>> (they tried to extract an additional $600
>>this time, which I refused under the circumstances).
>
>Good for you.
>
>> 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.
>
>See what the new crown looks like, insist on seeing it *before*
>it is cemented in place.
>If you don't like it, say so.
>
>It isn't really necessary to have a pre-op (preliminary) impression of the tooth
>before crown preparation to achieve a harmonic and balanced result.
>It is done all the time.
>
>>Thanks.

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Amatus

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