I just wanted to share that I WAS also a patient here and had a very similar experience with Jessica, who commented 1 year ago.
Dr. Mo told me that I had a cavity on a premolar tooth and needed a crown back in approximately 2023. He shaved down the tooth and placed a crown. I had issues with the (permanent) crown immediately, my bite felt painful with sensitivity to cold and pain. I went back in about a week later for a bite adjustment and he shaved down my crown and told me that should fix it. I waited approximately 1-2 weeks but it still did not get better. I went back in for another bite adjustment and instead of shaving down the crown, he shaved down my permanent tooth WITHOUT asking for consent. He admitted to it in the moment suggesting that my permanent tooth could be the issue causing pain from the crowns shape, and that shaving it down may help. On what planet would you ever shave down someone's REAL tooth to compensation for a FAKE one? His false documentation/intentional lack of documenting his malpractice or not, his assistant was present for this. She knows and has seen firsthand how many people he has done this to. I felt my heart drop to my stomach, I knew in that moment I was never returning to this practice. The medical assistant asked me if I knew what a "bruise" was, insinuating that's all it was.
I continued on with sensitivity to cold when eating/drinking, I just tried to only consume cold things on my right side instead of my left, going on one year since the crown. Eventually, I swapped to a different dentist and explained the situation. He did x-rays and said nothing was apparently alarming but given my symptoms, tried another bite adjustment to the crown. I kept trying to explain the area around the crown is too tight, I can't even floss that area, but was told to shove the floss down and that it was "fine". I was told this by Dr. Mo and the new dentist. Well, I was tired of being told "it's nothing". I felt pretty defeated and just went back to compensating on the right side.
Recently, the pain started to get worse. Today, it peaked. My face started going numb and tingling and I knew enough was enough. I got in with another new dentist, a woman, who listened and took my concerns seriously. Dr. Mo used an incorrect crown material for a premolar tooth, amongst many other issues. The material he used for the crown cannot allow visualization of my actual tooth via x-ray, no one could see what was happening beneath the surface? They just kept telling me it was "nothing" even though they couldn't see! The crown was too close to my nerve, causing continuous pressure and pain. I had to have the crown removed today to visualize his terrible job. I will have to see an Endodontist this week to see if a root canal is needed. This puts me $1800 further into the hole because of Dr. Mo's scam job.
This is not to mention what a total creep this guy is. He was extremely physical with me during my appointment, making constant contact with my body whenever he was nearby. I've never had this experience with a dentist before. He went on to tell me he used to work in pediatrics, which was only significantly more alarming. He told me a few horror stories about his work, such as dropping teeth down patients throats during his work causing him to trach someone - this was mentioned to me at my final visit, a real nail in the coffin.
I'm not surprised that the office manager was a total jerk about this situation but a simple google review finds that Dr. Mo is NOT dead and that's an awful lie to avoid any malpractice suits. If you search him up, he's at Associated Dental Care Tucson - if I have the right guy pinned down but I think I'd know that creeps face anywhere. Dr. Morton L Krieg. I'll be calling their office to confirm this is correct given there's no public obituaries online.
You're not alone, I'm sorry that happened to you, Jessica. read more