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Teeth problems after visiting new dentist and hygienist

  • 22-08-2013 5:04pm
    #1
    Chelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭


    I visited a new dentist around 9 months ago. Just a routine checkup and hygeinist visit.

    However in the weeks that followed I had 2 issues:-

    A piece of enamel chipped off from the rear of a lower incisor. The dentist repaired this quickly.

    Then a week or so later, a large piece of a molar became detached, taking a lump of an old filling with it. Again this was repaired - since it was an upper tooth(less visible), he recommended a mercury filling instead of white as he said it would be stronger.

    All was well until this week, when eating a bowl of muesli I encountered a rock hard item and the piece of filling has come away from the molar again.

    Now I'm not suggesting all this could be the dentist and/or hygeinists' fault, but I haven't suffered from issues like this in the past very much.

    He does have a good reputation, so have I just been unlucky, or could poor practice cause these kinds of issues?


Comments

  • #2
    Elfski
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭Elfski


    I fail to see how two broken teeth are the fault of a dentist or hygienist.
    Teeth break, especially as we get older,as logic tells you things will wear and tear.
    As for the broken tooth that was repaired, you probably need a full coverage crown to ensure retention and may even need a root canal treatment to ensure proper restoration.


  • #3
    Chelon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 695 ✭✭✭Chelon


    Elfski wrote: »
    I fail to see how two broken teeth are the fault of a dentist or hygienist.
    Teeth break, especially as we get older,as logic tells you things will wear and tear.
    As for the broken tooth that was repaired, you probably need a full coverage crown to ensure retention and may even need a root canal treatment to ensure proper restoration.

    I'm no expert but would have thought that if sufficient care wasn't taken, then it could happen...after all there are drills, etc involved?

    It probably is just coincidence, but thought I'd ask others' opinion. In any case, I'm now back with a previous dentist who I know and trust.


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