Hi everyone,
Last week I posted a message in this group (need some dental
advice)... I had visited a dentist through medicaid and basically he
looked in my mouth with a mirror, had a hygienist polish my teeth,
then sent me packing and said my mouth was perfectly fine.
Well, today I had my appointment with the real dentist and they gave
me an extremely thorough examination as well as xrays and cleaned my
teeth and gums. So, as it turns out, I have two cavities. I have had a
few hours to think this over and I am just feeling more and more angry
at the first dentist who completely lied to me and told me that I had
no cavities. I actually spoke to this dentist (the good one) about
xrays, and he said that they are not sufficient to determine if there
are cavities. He likes to prod the teeth to be sure. If that lousy
dentist had spent 30 seconds doing that, he could have told me that I
had cavities. And once again, I would like to warn everyone about this
dental office on Staten Island. Eldridge Dental Care.
http://www.mydentistweb.com/
MrAvenez
Rich - 30 Mar 2007 02:56 GMT
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> MrAvenez
I wonder. Did the first dentist miss two cavities or did the second
dentist "find" two cavities? I suppose you could go to a third dentist
to corroborate either of the first two or else choose to believe the
dentist you liked better. Can you see these two "cavities"? Are you
symptomatic? I'm just curious.
Rich
Steven Fawks - 30 Mar 2007 13:28 GMT
If a patient waits for a cavity to be visible or painful, they are
making a terrible mistake!
Magnification and good lighting enable a dentist to detect decay
when it has not damaged large amounts of tooth structure. The
bigger the cavity before treatment, and the more tooth structure
will be lost, the sooner the tooth will need a crown and/or
root canal, and the sooner it will actually be lost itself.
It would be like waiting to treat high blood pressure until you've
had at least one stroke!
Steve
Can you see these two "cavities"? Are you
> symptomatic? I'm just curious.
> Rich