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CrawlingChaos

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10. That amount of work merits a second opinion

Thu Mar 8, 2012, 07:54 AM

Mar 2012

I had a dentist tell me I urgently needed $10K worth of work due to "extensive decay". About halfway through I got suspicious and visited another dentist for a second opinion. Turns out there was NO decay and my teeth were fine! When my new dentist requested my dental records and x-rays, lo and behold, the old dentist had "lost" them.

Fortunately the new dentist I selected was a member of our local dental review board and opened an investigation of wrong-doing, which got me some of my money back. The bad news was the work the old dentist did was done improperly and I had to spend my refund and much more getting it all corrected. Not to mention I'm stuck for life with a bunch of crowns instead of whole teeth.

Just shows you what can happen. I'd check Yelp or Angie's List for a dentist with a top notch reputation and see what they have to say. Good luck!

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Anyone know the cost of "Composite Three Surface Anterior" dental work? [View all] Auggie Mar 2012 OP

Check your area for a Dental College. They often will do work FSogol Mar 2012 #1

Dentistry has become a racket. Every time I go to the dentist they rarely find cavities but Lint Head Mar 2012 #2

Amen! LiberalEsto Mar 2012 #3

Wow! I thought it was just me. phylny Mar 2012 #9

dentistry racket lope May 2014 #11

The price, unfortunately, sounds marybourg Mar 2012 #4

Thanks for responding everyone Auggie Mar 2012 #7

Get another opinion on this. MineralMan Mar 2012 #5

Another way to look at this - what are the labor hours and hedgehog Mar 2012 #6

The cost seems a little high to me, but it may be due to your location. TexasTowelie Mar 2012 #8

That amount of work merits a second opinion CrawlingChaos Mar 2012 #10

Get a second opinion. MineralMan May 2014 #12

It's a vaild question: Auggie May 2014 #13

I do not know. I also don't know if the work is needed. MineralMan May 2014 #14

No one is asking you if the work is needed. And you wait 2 years to post the question? Auggie May 2014 #15

Someone else posting in the thread, and I posted MineralMan May 2014 #16

Consider a trip to Mexico. cbayer May 2014 #17

Oops! Didn't realize that this was a 2 year old thread that got kicked. Well, cbayer May 2014 #18