Complications following cosmetic procedures

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Started by D | Post by S
I had 6 veneers put on last April...I was in severe pain for almost
months and had to live on advil and pain medicine to sleep at night
this was awful too...I just found out yesterday that 5 will need roo
canals. They have never been comfortable. They look great, but wil
they ever feel normal? Now I'm afraid they won't last. And naturall
there is more cost to me. I had no idea there were any risks at all
These 6 front lower teeth have never bothered me. My dentis
recommended them to match an upper bridge he was installing. I'm sic
with the news.
Author Topic: Porcelain veneers (Read 305 times)D
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Porcelain veneers
« Thread started on: Nov 27th, 2004, 06:23am »
Hi:
Almost 3 months ago I allowed myself to get veneers & 3/4 porcelai
crowns for cosmetic reasons only.
I wasn't told up front about the horrible reduction of my teeth (14 o
top). I stupidly assumed that a little preparation would be done and
would be fitted with a veneer the size of a contact lens on the fron
of my teeth. Because my dentist was trained at LVI, he used th
wraparound veneers. Luckily, he did a nice job, but my teeth reall
look fake. Nice, but fake. Also, some sensivity on one back molar, an
a little problem with a premolar. I think both might now need a roo
canal in the future, but I'm not ready to go back there yet.
Aside from the pain (I lived on Advil - 2 every 6 hours for a month
the biggest problem was my speech. I was totally unprepared an
horrified to realize, that the dentist couldn't help me. He assured m
for 2 weeks while I was in the temporaries that the permanents would b
much thinner and my speech problem would be resolved, but it wasn't.
now am self conscious; with my natural teeth I was confident and ful
of life. I'm not so much now. I'm very guarded and quieter. I practic
certain sounds and am hopeful that my speech will improve. I must sa
it has, but it's been very difficult. Saying "255 South State Street
is hard, as is "55" "Griffiths" and like sounds.
Fluency and spontaneity in conversation, which I used to take fo
granted, is now something I would like to have back desperatley, but
know removing the veneers and redoing them might be impossible.
I think these dentists, trained to ACHIEVE EXTREME SUCCESS at LVI do s
by compromising their ethics for the almighty $ and should be regulate
more closely.
Thank you

bt4grace
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Re: Porcelain veneers
« Reply #2 on: Nov 29th, 2004, 05:33am »
I too have had 9 uppers done by a highly trained LVI CD. I was NOT tol
about the severe reduction of my teeth and after I paid I feel like
was treated badly. I feel like it was a wham, bam, thank you mam jo
and when I started having a lot of problems, I was told a bunch o
malarky and he tried to "patch" things up here and there instead o
actually fixing them. I have lost trust in him and am seeing anothe
dentist. I had one crown just fall off!!!! When I called him about thi
and requested my money back, he told me it was due to my bite being off
After the veneer job all he wanted was another 4500.00 to fix my bit
problem which I didn't have to start with. To make a long story short
I have had one root canal already and am facing another one or tw
immediately. Two crowns are shot and my supposedly unstainabl
porcelain teeth are yellow and gray. He says he will refund my mone
but to my new dentist!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I told him I didn't pay my ne
dentist, I paid HIM and I want my money back. Now due to all the pai
and suffering, I am thinking on a malpractice suit. Any suggestions?

By letsconnect:

Re: Porcelain veneers
« Reply #3 on: Nov 29th, 2004, 10:27am »
Hi there - I don't know enough about the US legal system to give an
advice, but there was a long thread on usenet (sci.med.dentistry
recently entitled: Dental malpractice (UK) - Some questions - mostl
legal
As far as I can remember, the resulting discussion (mostly by U
dentists) would be quite informative if you're considering taking legal
action, also in a US context. How to find this thread: go to
http://groups.google.com/ > type in "dental malpractice UK some
questions" > the first result is the thread I'm referring to. Click on
"View Thread (93 articles)" rather than the heading. From memory, it
makes for interesting reading.

Has anyone actually come across a cosmetic dentistry site which lists
potential drawbacks of certain cosmetic procedures? I don't think I've
come across a single one

The mind boggles . Is this the same for elective plastic surgery
procedures, or is there a requirement to highlight potential risks and
complications? It's not really my scene, so I dunno

Letsconnect writes:

Has anyone actually come across a cosmetic dentistry site which lists
potential drawbacks of certain cosmetic procedures? I don't think I've
come across a single one

REPLY:

Either have I. I don't think that many dentists warn their patients
about these risks.

Dentists...PLEASE chime in!! Thanks,

S.