Re: Dentist damages an unrelated tooth

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Dentist damages an unrelated tooth - now what?

Steve Richfie1d

30 Jul 2006 09:20

I just had a super-erupted wisdom tooth extracted. After leaving his
office, I noticed that the 2nd molar was sharp, and on further
examination it appears that part of the filling is missing and possibly
a small part has been chipped off of the rear of the 2nd molar.

The 2nd molar now has a massive old amalgam that would have to be
replaced with something else.

What is a reasonable way of handling this, without yelling, screaming,
getting everyone's blood pressure up, etc? I am looking for fair and
reasonable rather than legal advice? Should I expect the dentist to fix
this for free, or chip in for part of the restoration?

Any thoughts?

Steve Richfie1d

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