Dental Nightmare

Many moons ago (shortly after the birth of my son) I had to have a root canal. It was a disaster. At first they “tried” to just refill the cavity. After several trips back to the dentist with him trying to readjust the filling, he decided I needed the root canal. I knew that I needed to have a crown after the procedure but with the bad experience I had, I put it off. Stupid, stupid, stupid.

I let it go until after we moved from New York to New Hampshire. Then the tooth broke in half and I was forced to have a crown. Again the entire process was a disaster. The first dentist I went to was a crook. I didn’t have insurance and stressed that I would have to make payments. He told me his secretary would discuss the charges with me. When I left the office I was under the impression that the entire crown would cost $750.00 which I paid. The dentist also told me that I had to have this surgery to remove some of my jaw bone to install the crown correctly. It had to be scheduled several months down the road.

I went home and a few days later the crown came off. It was during the weekend and I had no idea what to do. It was very embarrassing. I looked like a “momma from the trailer park”. I called my Mom who works for a dentist and she said that if it was installed correctly it should not have fallen off so soon. She also gave me some ideas on what to do until I could get back to the dentist.

I tried Polygrip but if I would have had Dentemp temporary dental repair, I would not have panicked (just a side note here.... Dentemp OS is a temporary way to cement loose crowns and provide fast relief of pain and discomfort. There is no mixing or mess it is ready to use. Not only can you cement loose crowns you can also replace lost fillings. The best part is it fully complies with FDA regulations for Oral Care. Now back to my story) Mom also suggested that I get a second opinion. She thought everything sounded a little shady. On Monday I started calling around for another dentist. I got an immediate appointment but he had to start from scratch with the crown because he said it was so poorly made it would never stay on. The new dentist took good care of me. He also stated that I did not need the jaw surgery and my crown has been in place for 8 years now without a problem.

A month later the first dentist sends me a bill. The $750.00 was apparently a down payment and I still had two more payments of $750.00. What a disaster. Long story short I didn’t pay him another cent but I did lose the initial $750.00.