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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / August 2004

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Dentist may have drilled wrong tooth.

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odin - 29 Aug 2004 23:50 GMT
Several months ago, I went to a new dentist.  He examined me and said I had
a cavity, which I suspected since the lower right side of my mouth was a
little sensitive when I ate.  So, he scheduled an appointement for the
following week and had another dentist who I never saw before drill the
tooth.  They had just converted over to this new computer system and all my
x-rays were recorded and given numbers.  The tooth they drilled was in the
right area but farther to the front of my mouth than I thought it should be.
They were also supposed to drill with something other than the traditional
mercury amalgam, and the filling does look lighter but I've never had the
non-mercury amalgam before and this still looks silverish.  Now, my mouth is
bothering me again, a bit more intensely than before, in the same area.  I
strongly suspect they drilled the wrong tooth.

My question is: Should I go back to the same dentist and have him look at
it?  If they did mess up, wouldn't they try to cover it up and would I have
a case to sue them?  I'm inclined to see a different dentist.  Would that be
a better course of action?  I'm open to suggestions.
W_B - 30 Aug 2004 00:32 GMT
>My question is: Should I go back to the same dentist and have him look at
>it?  If they did mess up, wouldn't they try to cover it up and would I have
>a case to sue them?  I'm inclined to see a different dentist.  Would that be
>a better course of action?  I'm open to suggestions.

A second opinions is a good idea.

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W_B

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StovePipe - 30 Aug 2004 01:21 GMT
> My question is: Should I go back to the same dentist and have him look at
> it?  If they did mess up, wouldn't they try to cover it up and would I have
> a case to sue them?  I'm inclined to see a different dentist.  Would that be
> a better course of action?  I'm open to suggestions.

I'd phone them and tell them what you think. Give them a chance to make
good and correct a mistake if there is one. It's possible that you have
more than one problem there
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Joel M. Eichen - 30 Aug 2004 04:29 GMT
>Several months ago, I went to a new dentist.  He examined me and said I had
>a cavity, which I suspected since the lower right side of my mouth was a
>little sensitive when I ate.

No reason to lie ......

> So, he scheduled an appointement for the
>following week and had another dentist who I never saw before drill the
>tooth.

Jr. partner or associate ........

> They had just converted over to this new computer system and all my
>x-rays were recorded and given numbers.

Cool!

> The tooth they drilled was in the
>right area but farther to the front of my mouth than I thought it should be.

Yeah, he needs a digital pencil to mark down the cavity too.

>They were also supposed to drill with something other than the traditional
>mercury amalgam,

Yup, I agree. I prefer a regular drill rather than an  mercury amalgam
....

> and the filling does look lighter but I've never had the
>non-mercury amalgam before and this still looks silverish.

THIS IS AMALGAM, Bub.

> Now, my mouth is
>bothering me again, a bit more intensely than before, in the same area.  I
>strongly suspect they drilled the wrong tooth.

Nope, it is a reaction to a fairly deep cavity and subsequent filling.

>My question is: Should I go back to the same dentist and have him look at
>it?

YUP.

> If they did mess up, wouldn't they try to cover it up and would I have
>a case to sue them?

Nope. If they messed up they might try to make it right .....

> I'm inclined to see a different dentist.  Would that be
>a better course of action?  I'm open to suggestions.

I say its worse. Now you are REALLY at the mercy of dentist #2.

After all, he is not repairing nature's damage, he is working on it
ONCE REMOVED.

Joel
 
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