Dental Problem. I visited the dentist a few weeks ago to have a filling.?

The dentist was not my usual dentist and she filled my tooth. When she had finished, she told me that she had drilled the tooth beside it and put a dressing on as she said it had an abcess. I had no problems with this tooth before this and later, it started to really hurt. I went back to my normal dentist, who drilled it and drained the abcess and temp filled it for me to go back in 3 weeks time to get a root filling. Later I started to get a throbbing pain and had to go to the A%26amp;E dentist. When he was drilling the tooth, the drill slipped slightly. Nothing happened then, he drained the abcess and gave me a'biotics and temp filled it again. the next day half of the tooth broke off due to the drill slipping. I went yesterday to get the filling, but as the was only half a tooth, I asked for it to be took out as it was a back tooth. Dentist said no and filled it. When he took the brace away, more of tooth broke and now he tells me I have to pay for a crown? The tooth is still throbbing.

Dental Problem. I visited the dentist a few weeks ago to have a filling.?
How did you know the drill slipped? Maybe the tooth that has fallen apart was already cracked or had fractured. If I was you, I'd get a 2nd opinion, if theres really not much left its possibly best to get it out. Also, he can't make you get a crown (you'll prob. need root canal treatment also) - tell him you want to know why exactly you can't get it extracted. I've worked with quite a few money grabbing dentists and a crown will get them much more cash than an extraction. Hope you get it sorted asap - nothing worse than toothache!
Reply:wow.............what bad luck,,,,,,,these things happen
Reply:My advice would be to get a 2nd opinion as Claire D has suggested.


The tooth breaking probably had nothing to do with the drill slipping, but probably because it's been drilled into 3 times in a short period of time and all you have been left with is just the shell of the tooth leaving it fragile and vulnerable to breakage.


There is a chance that the tooth can be saved by crowning it, but if you dont want it crowned and just want it removed then that's your choice and not the dentists.


As Claire has quite rightly pointed out some dentists will and do steer you in the wrong direction to line their own pockets, an extraction under the nhs will cost you £43.60, a crown will cost you £194, big difference.


Get a 2nd opinion and hopefully the next dentist will listen to what you want instead of chasing the £ signs!


Good luck
Reply:It sounds as though you may have a potential dental claim against both dentists that treated you....





Did the first dentist drill your tooth without your knowledge or consent? if so, s/he should not have done this and this is a clear breach of the GDC guidelines on getting proper consent to treatment before starting.





If the second dentist slipped and caused damage to your tooth, then you may be able to claim for this, but more investigations will be needed.





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