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Ciks · 31-05-2012, 09:11

Hi,
I got a couple of fillings done a few weeks ago.
After the first was done I returned to the dentist a week later to have the second done.
I told him I was having a little bit of sensitivity with the tooth he'd filled already and he told me it might be just settling but that if I continued to have problems he'd have to replace it.
A few weeks later its still painful when flossing/exposed to hot or cold so my question is - will I have to pay to have the filling replaced or should the dentist do it free of charge considering it wasn't done right to begin with?

georgieporgy · 02-06-2012, 10:44

are you having any problem with the filling he did on the second tooth?

Ciks · 02-06-2012, 11:36

Thanks for the reply!
No, it's just the first. The second one seems to be perfect

georgieporgy · 02-06-2012, 18:26

that would suggest that there is nothing wrong with the dentist's fillings but there must be something wrong with the first tooth that hasn't been remedied by a filling.

possibly a small crack somewhere in the tooth. Anyway the best person to investigate this is the same dentist who worked on it in the first place.

31-05-2012, 09:11	#1
Ciks Closed Account Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 51 Adverts \| Friends	Replacing recent filling Hi, I got a couple of fillings done a few weeks ago. After the first was done I returned to the dentist a week later to have the second done. I told him I was having a little bit of sensitivity with the tooth he'd filled already and he told me it might be just settling but that if I continued to have problems he'd have to replace it. A few weeks later its still painful when flossing/exposed to hot or cold so my question is - will I have to pay to have the filling replaced or should the dentist do it free of charge considering it wasn't done right to begin with?

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02-06-2012, 10:44	#2
georgieporgy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Naas Posts: 1,775 Adverts \| Friends	are you having any problem with the filling he did on the second tooth?

02-06-2012, 11:36	#3
Ciks Closed Account Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 51 Adverts \| Friends	Thanks for the reply! No, it's just the first. The second one seems to be perfect

02-06-2012, 18:26	#4
georgieporgy Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Naas Posts: 1,775 Adverts \| Friends	that would suggest that there is nothing wrong with the dentist's fillings but there must be something wrong with the first tooth that hasn't been remedied by a filling. possibly a small crack somewhere in the tooth. Anyway the best person to investigate this is the same dentist who worked on it in the first place.