Re: Differing dental opinions


This happens every day of the week. Who is right? Its hard to say .....
some dentists are conservative while others will drill anything, often
with good results. So number ONE is to find ONE dentist you trust, not
three or four.

Its like a stew .... three or four cooks and the taste leaves you
feeling flat.


Joel






sherovo Wrote:
Hi there,

In Sept 05 I attended my current dentist to have root canal on one of
my
teeth. He also put a crown on it after a subsequent visit. X-rays were
performed at the time.From this he identified 8 fillings that needed to
be
looked at.

I have no problems so far, I took it on the chin and got the fillings
and
crowns sorted out. Since that time I have practiced very good oral
hygiene
with brushing twice a day and flossing once a day.

Fast forward to two weeks ago when I went to another dentist because I
thought I had chipped one of my teeth. He took x-rays and advised that
there
were 6 other filling that are required. 4 of them on the teeth my
current
dentist already worked on a couple of months earlier.

I'm booked in to see my current dentist in a couple of weeks and I will
be
taking this other dentists x-rays with me to find out whats going on.

Can anyone enlighten me on the discrepancy between both dentists
considering
the short amount of time that has elapsed? Has this happened to anyone
else?


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