Gripes about dentists or dental treatment

[al_cam]

I'm pretty sure all dentists in the 70's did unnecessary work be that through ignorance or commission. I got quite a few as a kid and like the other poster never had any since - just repairs on the old ones.

As for a gripe - I had 15 years of occasional searing pain from one tooth. 4 different dentists said it was just grinding teeth - nothing can be done apart from wearing a shield to prevent grinding in sleep.
Eventually got so bad at age 35 I got private referral to an orthodontist. He took one look at x-rays and referred me back to dentist for suspected infected root. One root canal later and problem solved.

[xoggoth]

Not been for years. Never had toothache except after going to a dentist. Never lost a tooth apart from those that got drilled to buggery by dentists. Waste of space the lot of em, wished I'd discovered that decades ago.

[SizeZero]

Dental hygienists; I had one measure my 'pockets; which involved shoving a little stick in between each tooth and my gum to measure how big my pockets were - precleaning. For this alone, I got a bill for almost €400. She wanted another €700 for the cleaning. I never saw her again.

The dentist/practice owner; wanted to give me a filling, sent pre-appointment quote for €400+. I said I don't want a gold one, he said it wasn't for gold, but porcelein. I said I'd be happy with amalgum. I got the 'air sucked through teeth' treatment about how I'd be storing up problems for future. I said I'd go elsewhere.

A week later, my son (16) went alone for his 'minor' 'can get away with amalgum' filling. Bstrd did it with porcelein and charged me €400.

No wonder he has a different Merc for every day of the week

[stingman123]

Local dentist has "Carlsburg" dental nurses, they can do whatever the please. Last month I had a root filling (nice), the dental nurse had her potatoes pressed into my shoulder and cheek while attempting to hoover out all the gunk, the time just flew by! She kept asking if I was OK, I could only dribble a yes(cause of the injections you know!)

[threaded]

Got any dental related gripes to share?

Yeah, Diazamol wears off way too quickly. David after the dentist

[Moscow Mule]

My entire mouth was full of amalgum and the occasional crappy crown on top of a root canal treatment.

It's now full of expertly crafted porcelain inlays (CERECs) - c£10000. Which should last 15-20 years.

One broke after I had a wisdom tooth removed as my bite changed. Replaced for free.
One fell out because the glue hadn't been cured properly - reglued for free.
Have had sinusitis a couple of times since which has pushed teeth around and changed my bite, requiring a porcelain trim - all free.

I can now recognise the smell of tooth decay, which is quite disconcerting when you're talking to somebody and catch a whiff.