Re: Tooth Ache

Amatus Cremona <Nicola@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> >
> > Last week or so my dentist finished replacing my silver fillings with
> > the new stuff, the stuff that looks like teeth, with work on the top
> > left, third from the back.
> >
>
> There are some possibilities here, but only an examination in real life will
> tell us the truth in your case. You may need RCT, you may need to have the
> filling adjusted one more time, you may need to have the filing removed and
> redone. IF the filling needs adjustment or to be redone, your dentist
> should not normally bill you for that. RCT obviously will incur an
> additional fee. Sometimes the tooth has been traumatized too much already
> in its life before we get to it and the minor trauma of having the tooth
> treated again will cause enough swelling inside the hollow portion of the
> tooth to cut off its blood supply and the tissues inside die. Therefore,
> RCT.

This statement should be part of an informed consent with signature
agreement before the topical anesthetic is even placed. Neither dentists
nor patients insist enough on the fact that, unfortunately, the tooth
may indeed ALREADY BE SICK.

Tho W_B's patients must be tired of hearing this schpiel, they KNOW what
is going on and what may happen.

'Course, W_B is a weird-o who howls at the full moon, but that's another
story.

SP
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