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Is my Dentist ripping me off? please help

  • 08-12-2009 6:03pm
    #1
    Bambai
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2 ✭


    On saturday I had a composite filling done on my upper front tooth at a cost of 140 euros. This morning it fell out while brushing my teeth. I went back to the Dentist and he wanted to charge me the same amount again for replacing it. Needless to say I did not get it replaced and am now wondering have I any rights on this matter.


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  • #2
    davo10
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭davo10


    bambai, did your dentist tell you it was a large filling with reduced tooth to retain it?, did he/she advise you that it may need a more expensive treatment such as a crown or veneer which would have a better long term prognosis ?, if so then the problem is the lack of retention for the filling rather than the way the filling was put in, so it would be approprite to charge a fee again though I might not personally. On the other hand this may be an incisal tip replacement which are very brittle as you are effectively having a filling bonded to sharp biting surface, anyone who has had these done would know that they can be infuriating as they come off if you grind your teeth or bite into something hard.
    Put bluntly, even if the filling is put on correctly there is no gaurantee that occlusal forces will not cause failure, a crown may be a better long term option.

    I'll give you an example when I do charge for replacing a filling, if a patient has a broken tooth/filling and I explain that there is insufficient tooth to retain a filling in the long term and that a crown is necessary, if the patient for convenience/financial reasons decides to have a filling rather than a crown and it fails as I explained it would, then the patient has to stump up again as it is not my fault that it failed.


  • #3
    btkm8unsl0w5r4
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,535 ✭✭✭btkm8unsl0w5r4


    Agree with Davo10, My own philospohy is that if it comes off once I will replace for free/ at reduced cost, if it comes off again then crowns or veneers are needed. If it need a crown or veneer and the patient is unwilling/unable to have that done then I cannot be held liable for failure of treatment I dont reccomend. Dentists dont just reccomend crowns for aesthetic reasons, they are much more durable than fillings.


  • #4
    foret
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 69 ✭✭foret


    I think that it should certainly be replaced at no cost.

    If you have many missing teeth the forces on your front teeth can overload the filling and break it off; perhaps more comprehensive treatment is required if that is the case.

    However if you have good teeth and a normal bite this should be replaced at no cost, no question . IMHO.


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