My dental bridge doesn't fit, I can't eat on it, and I'm in pain daily. When I contacted the Dr about being in pain, I was ignored for 2 days after 6 texts and felt I was being discriminated against, because Dr had shown how repulsed she was that I had tarter and plaque.
From the initial consultation there were issues. I had a 3 tooth, 1 pontiff bridge procedure. I was not given the right diagnosis. The Dr failed to tell me 3 teeth had huge fillings and were very close to the nerve. Which meant possibly 3 root canals on top of bridge cost - that I could not afford. Xrays show depths of fillings and how close to the nerve they are, but Dr said she couldn't tell beforehand.
After the tempory was glued on, I was again in very much pain on top of the pulpitis, because the Dr didn't have the bite adjusted correctly.
In the meantime, the mold for the permanent bridge had been dropped and broken. I had to have the temporary removed, a new impression, and the temp re glued back in. All this extra trauma was not helpful for my pulpitis or trauma on teeth.
Yet the main reason for this dispute is the new bridge doesn't fit, I'm in pain daily, and can't eat on that side of my mouth. After all that time.. redos, pulpitis, broken impression, bite off 2x and it's not right or functional and hurts.
The bridge is too short compared to every other tooth in my mouth by a lot. Esp the 2 teeth closest to my front teeth.
Also, the teeth don't line up and one is much larger than the others - sticks out on inner mouth side, with a sharp protrusion, and hurts. When I try to eat on this bridge, food gets stuck on the low part. The bite is also off again a on one of the higher teeth!
This bridge should have never been permanently cemented in place. When Dr saw how it didn't fit, it should have gone back to the lab for redo.
The bridge needs to be removed and redone. I'm concerned my teeth can't withstand the trauma of a redo.
And when I informed the office I was in pain, I was ignored for days. I really feel the Dr did not want to get near my mouth till after my cleaning. They had always replied to texts quickly in the past - that was how we communicated.
In summary, the Dr was negligent with the initial consultation; my bite was off twice causing excruciating pain; the mold was broken and I had to go back for another impression etc; and the bridge doesn't fit and is too short in 2 teeth, and too large on one tooth on back side. The bridge is my main complaint. The rest I could forgive, if the bridge were functional. There is daily pain where one bridge tooth protrudes, but can't be drilled enough to fix it without drilling thru the crown. read more
