Malpractice! Injection went too deep into my muscles and feels like it messed up my saliva glands. Also a tooth that didn't hurt, now hurts every bite. Horrible experience in getting my next filling done.
Prior visit, I came in to check my right side back tooth by Dentist Daisy, which they didn't find anything, so they checked both back tooth. All of a sudden they said there was something on my left back tooth -- an old cavity that need to be refilled because it leaked? Which I didn't feel any pain or sensitivity in. They did xrays that visit to check both left and right side back tooth.
Dentist Daisy was sweet, explains everything, very compassionate. Of course I went ahead and made the appointment to get it done. I am very experienced with cavities, had over 13 as a kid, which also needs to be replaced and after 10years or less, and maintained every so often with usual checkups.So I understand how a numbing, needle, and cavity repair should feel.
Dentist ETHAN - HORRIBLE! I got a different dentist for this vist - for my repair, the doctor stabbed the needle in super deep, and left it there longer than any experience ever had. I understand the needle will be there, and I will feel pressure but not like the way he did it. For one small cavity repair, I swear he (needle) numbed way more than needed. He didn't put or rub the prior gel/paste numbing thing in the right area. The needle hurt like heck!! Vs I know there will be pain, pressure -- but what was the point of the prior gel numb if I could feel the whole needle experience. That gel/paste usually helps alleviate a bit (not all) of that needle pain. Most or I should say all dentist should be able to see a patient's reaction such as facial expression, making pain noise, etc....nope, this dentist didn't care. He doesn't notice any reactions, and says to just raise your hand if anything which is impossible unless I end up pushing his arms which is drilling my teeth, one sudden move could cut my mouth.
What was worse, was in the evening (over 12 hours later) I didn't even want to open my jaw to bite any food. Every time I opened my jaw to eat hot food, I can feel such sharp heavy pain in my saliva glands. It was horrible. I kept rubbing my left side cheek to stop the pain or rub it out. Apparently room temperature or cold food or water didn't cause that reaction.
Next day, my back tooth was throbbing. Also feel like a battle happened in my left side tooth area, the gums are sensitive, and feel like its recovering right now. WTF? I've had over 13 cavities which means over 26 cavity filling changes done/and redone, not including new cavities. Never had I ever experienced something like this. I will not be coming back. Dentist Ethan Lee is very careless, on top of horrible customer service. I had to walk over to the restroom to get my water to rinse my mouth after, even though the assistant asked him if she should get the water. He didn't ask me how I felt, nor did he ever notice my painful reaction from the injection and discomfort from the more than usual splattering of stuff in my face. I understand some dentist or doctors are just not caring or compassionate, customer service folks which is fine as long as the job gets done, not creates a problem that wasn't there before.
Front desk receptionist was nice, review is not for her.
I think they try to juice your insurance, even if you don't need it. When I went in to get my cavity repaired, I asked them to make sure I still need the filling because my right side back tooth was the sensitive one. The assistant tried tell me I need to re-do xrays which I did the last visit. Even though I let her know, she insisted which I denied --- DUDE, stop juicing me! I'm hoping whatever cavity they fixed was actually something that really did need fix vs insurance fraud and just putting hole, and making my tooth sensitive vs fine before. My left tooth area was not sensitive prior to that visit. I feel like all of this could have been avoided if I didn't let dentist Ethan perform any work on me. I feel like he can't do an injection correctly, nor put numbing gel in the correct place, or fill a leak cavity correctly.
Update: 3-4 days later and my tooth still hurts a lot when I chew on something as simple as a slice of cold sandwich ham, a chip, or warm steak. Left side saliva glands still feel messed up; sharp sting pain when I'm opening my mouth, about to eat something tasty or hot. The left back area still has pain around the gums, feels like it is recovering from a cut or bruise.
4 day later I went back to the see Dentist Daisy (NOT Ethan) instead to check on it. I feel like what dentist Ethan did could not be fixed. Dentist Daisy was sweet, listened, and gave me two prescriptions - 1 for cut up gum by the tooth, 1 for pain, and a followup appointment. She said at least it I can still feel my left face (extreme case) which can happen to an injection to the muscle or nerve like mine...WOW! read more
