Crown Problems?
The dentist said the person who put the crown in didn't perform the root canal correctly ( someone who formerly worked at her surgery) and dead cells and a infection have gathered under the tooth..that could possible disintegrate and hollow out my lower jawbone if untreated...
So I have a infection (dead cells) under the crown and my whole face on the one side is the size of a tenis ball.
I have to either get the tooth pulled (and have a wisdom tooth removed) or have the crown refitted and root canal work done again - by a specialist.
She is charging me 300 quid for this treatment (when her surgery put the crown in to begin with).
What other organistation on earth can botch a proceedure (put your health at risk, put you in excuciating agony - that requires surgery) and then charge you twice for it?
Answers:
Hi..
I'm VERY surprised that they are CHARGING u for correcting poor work performed in their practice.
More surprised they Admitted it... and AFTER admitting liability are Not repairing the work FREE of Charge and recompensing you for your discomfort/time and expense.
You certainly dont have to accept this treatment and suggest you dont.
A root canal is a root filling.It fills the channel or canal in the root therefore sealing it off (IF done correctly!)
If the root filling DOESN'T COMPLETELY fill the root canal and there is even a mm of space left at the end of the root canal, bacteria can, and usually will build up again.
Antibiotics will kill the bacteria off, you'll be ok and then the bacteria will regroup,create another infection and so on..
The bacterial infection can spread into your lower mandible (jaw) compromising the strength of the bone.
It needs to be treated asap.
Another root canal MAY work but you cannot be guaranteed it will, especially as the root canal tapers off at the end,it can be hard to fill.
Your other options are extraction as a last resort,
or, an apisectomy.
The apisectomy is where the apex (tip) of the root is accessed directly by incising the gum and working on the area directly.
This procedure is not as bad asit sounds.
You have a right to better treatment from your dental surgery.
I'm sorry to hear of these difficulties
Paul
You need to contact the BDA (British Dental Association) they would frown upon this I am sure. However, there is a bit of a grey area, they could say that this has occured after the crown was fitted. However, if they have updated their medical records properly then this should prove differently.
My advice would be to have the tooth removed if its not one that is very noticable. Crown replacements etc can become costly.
You should have been told when you first had root canal treatment done on the treatment isn't always 100% effective. Even if you had is done again, it still may not be effective. It sounds as though you are being treat privately if you are being charged £300. Any problems with the charge you need to speak to the practice. I take it they have given you antibiotics?
Qualified Dental Nurse. 9yrs+
i would have the tooth pulled too if not noticable my son just had a root canal on three front teeth that have crowns very costly. 1500.00 that was with discount.. dont let it get to infected they will have too drain that before they don anything. good luck
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