The Ultimate Point: My advice, get your specialty dental work done by a real specialist.
Here's What Happened:
I hate to do this, but I feel the need to share. I went to Dr. Roshe for dental work about 2 years ago (based on all of the good reviews). Most of the work was done just fine and I was satisfied at first, but then he recommended a root canal on one of my teeth.
Long story short, he performed the root canal, but I kept telling him that something didn't feel right. I went back to him three times to get him to look at it, telling him each time that there was a tingling or some kind of irritation - something wasn't right! All he would do is grind down my tooth - like literally shave it down and have me bite down on that black paper to see if my teeth were touching. I did not feel that was solving the problem and I continued to feel something inside my tooth. I was told that it's normal and that sometimes this happens, and sometimes that happens.
What also irked me about his solution is that I had had a root canal before, years ago, and that crown is still solid to this day, and when I pass my tongue over it, it feels like a normal tooth, has the groves like a normal tooth. Dr. Roshe's did not. It was flat, like flat flat. Like, what you'd experience with a temporary crown. And he just kept grinding it down because apparently the x-rays did not show anything.
Anyway... we moved and I've recently seen an Endodontist who found additional decay at the tip of the root, which was not cleaned and sealed properly. I've known this entire time that something was not right and it felt good to validate that I wasn't crazy.
I have had to pay (out of pocket, about $1,200) mind you for an Endodontist to go in and do the job right, and to get a new crown. BUT, I no longer feel that weird tingling feeling, or like something foreign has invaded my mouth. I am happy for this to be over and officially fixed.
Someone asked me if it was just the crown, but it wasn't. That tingling feeling that was deep inside that I've felt all this time is finally gone. That tooth no longer stands out in my mouth (you know how you can just feel something and then you're always rubbing it with your tongue). That feeling is gone and the tooth is no longer a point of irritation - it's just normal. Sorry - I'm trying to explain it.
Anyway - my advice, get your specialty dental work done by a real specialist.
I gave 2 stars because the staff is nice, except for the woman who handles the billing - she never really smiles - FYI. And regarding the root canal, it could have been that he's just not an Endodontist and therefore couldn't spot what my new one did in a few seconds.
One thing I always hated: The waiting area smells unpleasant. I never said anything because I felt bad. There is a bathroom in the front and the door is always open, so that might be why. They try to cover it up with scents, but you still smell it. read more