• SoleInvictus@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    6 hours ago

    I had a dentist give me an unnecessary root canal when a filling broke and they didn’t even do it right. I’m still pretty salty about it. I’ll always get a second opinion moving forward.

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      3 hours ago

      Do y’all not have separate endodontists that do root canals only? That’s the norm here that dentists refer out for specialty work like oral surgery and root canals.

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        2 hours ago

        Yes but you need the referral. The dentist I go to is a chain of sorts and endo travels so like you have to wait for when he’s gonna be in your area. Most people can’t or won’t wait or can’t pay and end up getting other shit done as a stop gap.

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      5 hours ago

      Sooo what are the consequences of not getting it done right? I had one done recently and I am worried.

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        4 hours ago

        Depends on how it “wasn’t done right”. If they didn’t clean it out properly and there’s still decay? Losing that tooth when it hurts again. Gap in the cement for the crown? New crown. And so on.