Any Dentists?

[mauchow]

A few weeks back one of my fillings popped out. It was a fairly large filling that covered nearly half my tooth as I lost it a good 10+ years ago from chewing on a skittle.

Long story short, I am new to the area and haven't found a dentist and chose a place that was convenient for me location and time wise.

I get in and she tells me that I can no longer do a filling (apparently too worn down or something along that line) and that a cap/crown is my only option. I unfortunately get suckered into it and just go ahead and let them prepare me for the work... fast forward to the middle of my appointment, she had noticed my front tooth had a root canal a long time ago and suggested I cap the tooth as well as it is pretty discolored now from being dead..

I say nah thank you, I've lived with it for 20 years I'll be fine. Not taking no for an answer she all of a sudden says to me, throw that cap out the window, you need surgery immediately. She says I have an infection and need it drained asap. Baffled at the turn of events i say I have no pain and will get a second opinion. She walks away and comes back w a suggestion for a second opinion.

So now I find myself wondering if I got royally effed out of a few hundred bucks(probably could have gotten a filling) but I had already waited a few weeks to get this done as it was so I just felt like hurrying up the matter.

Any dentists able to look at this xray and tell if it's absolutely filled with fluids and infected and requires surgery ASAP as this dr indicates?

[mauchow]

I've got two root canals from high school from playing basketball. No issues w pain, etc..

[EagleFan]

Worst pain ever was during a root canal. The nerve wasn't numbed by the initial shot. Discovered that when the dentist drilled into it. That was around 20 years ago and I still shudder thinking about it. That very day the "10" in my answer for where pain is on a scale from 1 to 10 forever changed in its meaning.

I think what helped me not black out from that shock of pain was the fact that the dentist was big into medicating. My very first trip there was for the checkup that showed the need for the root canal (I had issues prior to that so it was kind of expected) and while I was sitting in the waiting room the assistant came over and gave me a couple pills. When I asked what they were the answer was Tylenol and Valium. The dose was upped for the root canal, so I was nice and relaxed prior to that moment.

[CrimsonFox]

i so hate dentists. Have been likewise scammed and misdiagnosed

[NobodyHere]

Hey, what do you call a doctor who failed out of med school?

Spoiler

A Dentist

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by mauchow

A few weeks back one of my fillings popped out. It was a fairly large filling that covered nearly half my tooth as I lost it a good 10+ years ago from chewing on a skittle.

Are you sure? I like skittles and they aren't that hard.

Just great, I'm going to think about it during my Halloween festivities of gorging on skittles, smarties and almond joy.

[Edward64]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Hey, what do you call a doctor who failed out of med school?

Spoiler

A Dentist

Pharmacist?

[lungs]

My parents get all their dental work done in Mexico. Legit dentist for about one quarter the cost.

[Warhammer]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Hey, what do you call a doctor who failed out of med school?

Spoiler

A Dentist

Are you an anti-dentite?

[sovereignstar v2]

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

Hey, what do you call a doctor who failed out of med school?

Spoiler

A Dentist

You anti-dentite.

Edit: dammit

[mauchow]

Originally Posted by Edward64

Are you sure? I like skittles and they aren't that hard.

Just great, I'm going to think about it during my Halloween festivities of gorging on skittles, smarties and almond joy.

I miss Skittles.

I must have chewed a colder one right in the perfect spot for it to crack.