Re: Fillings, Root Canal Infection, and Liability
- From: "GG.and.UN." <GG.and.UN@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 10:58:34 -0700
Not good; I was just finishing writing all the replies (a long reply)
with all the info and it erased somehow and I couldn't get it back.
So... this is going to be shorter and no longer multi-threaded to each
reply like before.
Quick Replies:
1) I'm not opposed to having a lawyer... the small claims court to
them was more or less a bluff. I had entertained it once for about 5
minutes during a time of pain but I as well know it would not be worth
it... neither would a lawyer. If I had to pick one though... for the
amount of money this is for a lawyer would NOT be worth it. I would
only take them to small claims courts as a counterclaim.
2) I have a good diet; I eat mainly organic and non-GMO foods. I eat
vegetables, fruit, dairy, bakery, and nuts and I am in good shape. I
don't take prescriptions... never broke a bone... don't take pain
medication or aspirin, rarely drink pop (only juice and tea), don't
smoke, don't drink alcohol. I am 25.
3) I've only had one cavity (at the age of 20) before going to this
dentist. I've always had healthy teeth. I was never a problem patient
- I tend to want to pay more for a certain option/item/thing because I
like to do things right the first time. Money was never an issue even
though it all comes out of our pockets. I never missed appointments
and always paid my bills the day of up until this final issue.
4) Some details may be inaccurate, I'll have to check with my wife:
The original appointment was for a filling in the upper-right-back of
my mouth for the tooth next to the molar. I was now given the option
to have composite filling (I would have taken that and didn't know it
was an option until after - I thought all dentists give composite by
default nowadays) so it was a metal filling. I was not warned there
could be repercussions that would result in a root canal. I went home
to discover excruciating laying-on-the-floor-in-feta-position pain
(all the time). I went back the next day and they said I had to get a
root canal and started the procedure. When I finally got my permanent
crown on it chipped within a day (not eating hard food) and I had to
go back to get another one. The latest crown has been fine but within
a week an infection developed within the root canal area. I went back
within another week to have surgery on the infection. It's still
puffy in that area today and sometimes, though rarely, bleeds in the
area when I brush my teeth. I had another small cavity done on the
bottom right back (two away from molar) with metal fillings that gave
me sensitivity to hot and cold foods (primarily cold) for a month but
that has gone away. Then I had some composite fillings (small) on the
left bottom middle that are still sensitive to pressure and cold
foods. I had a chip in the upper left back (near the molar) when I
was eating ice cream and drinking tea (I think the contraction-
expansion did it) on a tooth that had a cavity. That was filled and
that hurts frequently... the pain is with pressure and cold foods. I
don't eat on that side anymore. The surface feels rough and I can
feel an edge in the center portion of the tooth. I explained this to
the dentist, along with the pain, a week after it was done and he
ground it down and made sure the bite was ok and said it looks ok.
About three weeks after that was when I had the extreme pain in the
tooth for about a week. Now the top tooth feels ok, if there is a pain
it is a blunt general pain. The lower teeth have more of a sharp
pain.
Hope that helps!
.
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