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Medical Forum / General / Dentistry / March 2006Should Dentist Pay (thread title)
Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Should the dentist pay? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi there, I had four porcelain veneers fitted at the front of my mout 12 months ago. I went to the same dentist today for a check up and the tell me there is too much excess cement in between the veneers meaning cannot floss. This has resulted in bleeding gums and potentially gu disease and receeding gums. They say they have to remove the cemen which may dislodge the veneers and in which case I would have to pay t have new ones fitted as they are not under guarantee. But surely this i their fault in the first place and I should not have to pay? Also whilst cleaning the dentist chipped a veneer which means this one wil have to be replaced now - again, they say, at my cost. Should I reall have to pay?! Would really appreciate some advice here, as I can't help thinking thi is all very unfair. Thanks, ClaireC ClaireC View Public Profile Send a private message to ClaireC Find all posts by ClaireC Add ClaireC to Your Buddy List #2 12-08-2005, 12:08 PM Sue Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by ClaireC Hi there, I had four porcelain veneers fitted at the front of my mout 12 months ago. I went to the same dentist today for a check up and the tell me there is too much excess cement in between the veneers meaning cannot floss. This has resulted in bleeding gums and potentially gu disease and receeding gums. They say they have to remove the cemen which may dislodge the veneers and in which case I would have to pay t have new ones fitted as they are not under guarantee. But surely this i their fault in the first place and I should not have to pay? Also whilst cleaning the dentist chipped a veneer which means this one wil have to be replaced now - again, they say, at my cost. Should I reall have to pay?! Would really appreciate some advice here, as I can't help thinking thi is all very unfair. Thanks, ClaireC Claire, Thank you for sharing your story. I cannot answer your questions, but think that others who may be considering veneers need to hear thes things. I don't think that patients realize that once they alter their teeth complications can occur. Personally I think the dentist should have warned you upfront and tol you that veneers can chip, fall off, and break. S/he should have mad it clear if there were any complications, who was repsonsible fo payment, etc. I personally think that since this INFO was NOT relayed to you, PRIO to undergoing this procedure, that the dentist should be hel accountable to "make things right" at no cost to you. I do not know the legalities of something like this however. Good luck, Sue (nondentist) Try this site www.dentistry.com They may be able to direct you as to whether a you need to start process known as "peer review" Sue View Public Profile Send a private message to Sue Send email to Sue Find all posts by Sue Add Sue to Your Buddy List #3 12-08-2005, 02:41 PM Sue Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,155 Dentists on Sci med Dentistry -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Claire, Dentists on Sci med dentistry forum think this is the definitely th dentist's responsibilty. Good luck, Sue Please follow this link for more info! http://groups.google.com/group/sci....28817?scoring=d& Sue View Public Profile Send a private message to Sue Send email to Sue Find all posts by Sue Add Sue to Your Buddy List #4 12-09-2005, 07:20 AM Joel344 Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 4,954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sue and Claire, This almost borders on malpractice ........ its an iatrogenic disease! Joel Joel344 View Public Profile Send a private message to Joel344 Send email to Joel344 Find all posts by Joel344 Add Joel344 to Your Buddy List #5 12-09-2005, 10:17 AM Sue Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 3,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by Joel344 Sue and Claire, This almost borders on malpractice ........ its an iatrogenic disease! Joel "iatrogenic disease" Dr. Joel, Please explain. Thanks, Sue Sue View Public Profile Send a private message to Sue Send email to Sue Find all posts by Sue Add Sue to Your Buddy List #6 12-12-2005, 07:37 AM ClaireC Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 2 Should the dentist pay? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Many thanks to Sue and everyone else who submitted advice on my situation. Much appreciated and I know how to proceed now. Thanks again, Claire PS - Sue, I do not mind at all that you placed my post on another forum as this led to more advice for me - so thanks for making the effort! ClaireC View Public Profile Send a private message to ClaireC Find all posts by ClaireC Add ClaireC to Your Buddy List #7 Today, 09:11 AM DarthPollo Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Monterrey, Mexico Posts: 9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote: Originally Posted by ClaireC Hi there, I had four porcelain veneers fitted at the front of my mouth 12 months ago. I went to the same dentist today for a check up and they tell me there is too much excess cement in between the veneers meaning I cannot floss. This has resulted in bleeding gums and potentially gum disease and receeding gums. They say they have to remove the cement which may dislodge the veneers and in which case I would have to pay to have new ones fitted as they are not under guarantee. But surely this is their fault in the first place and I should not have to pay? Also, whilst cleaning the dentist chipped a veneer which means this one will have to be replaced now - again, they say, at my cost. Should I really have to pay?! Would really appreciate some advice here, as I can't help thinking this is all very unfair. Thanks, ClaireC Man!! this is so unreal that makes it funny, hopefully you won't get mad at me...Ok, for what i understand this mistake is caused by your dentist so if he needs to remove them is cuz he made the mistake right?? like not removing the cement while putting the veneers on...causing it on damage to your gums...so your Dentist should pay...Put it this way...say you have some time of major surgery and the Dr forgets something inside of you, like gause or an instrument you will have problems in the future so is the drs responsabilitie, let's all take responsability for what we do..and your Dentist shoudl do the same thing.. DarthPollo View Public Profile Send a private message to DarthPollo Find all posts by DarthPollo Add DarthPollo to Your Buddy List « Previous Thread | Next Thread » Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 2 (2 members and 0 guests) Joel344, DarthPollo Thread Tools Show Printable Version Email this Page Subscribe to this Thread Display Modes Switch to Linear Mode Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode Search this Thread Advanced Search Rate This Thread Excellent Good Average Bad Terrible Posting Rules You may post new threads You may post replies You may post attachments You may edit your posts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- vB code is On Smilies are On [IMG] code is On HTML code is Off  SignatureJoel344 Thanks Sue ...... I heard that lots but never realized its "peer review." I thought people were suggesting Beer Review ..... you know ... Coors is lighter in flavor than Molson's ......... IN REPLY TO: Good luck, Sue (nondentist) Try this site www.dentistry.com They may be able to direct you as to whether a you need to start process known as "peer review" Sue View Public Profile Send a private message to Sue Send email to Su -- Joel34 It seems clear that IF Claire's interpretation is right, that there was excess cement placed to start with, then it is the dentist's responsibility to remove the excess and correct the problem. Also if the dentists actually creates a chip while cleaning, instead of merely revealing a chip that was already there, then the dentist must consider his responsibility for creating the chip. (But it is also very disconcerting for a dentist to find a chip that was ALREADY PRESENT, then discuss that pre-existing chip with the patient, only to be accused of creating the chip, simply because the patient hadn't bothered to notice that chip before.) There is an obvious question: when Claire says that " . . . they > tell me there is too much excess cement in between the veneers meaning I > cannot floss. This has resulted in bleeding gums and potentially gum > disease and receding gums." WHY did it take 12 MONTHS for Claire to find out that she "cannot floss??" Shouldn't she have noticed this in about 12 minutes! -- not 12 months -- and reported this to the dentist so that any corrections could have been made BEFORE there was any gum damage? Is it possible that Claire just didn't bother to try the required daily flossing for 12 months? If she had not been able to floss a tooth, she should have known about it the very first day, when the floss didn't go through! Is this another case of blaming the dentist for one's lack of oral hygiene? Hmmmm . . . - dentaldoc > Member Join Date: Dec 2005 > Posts: 2 [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > > ClaireC |
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