Question about dental bridge.?

I recently had a fronth tooth pulled due to a failed apieoctomy. I sought a new dentist who pulled the tooth to create a 5 unit front bridge with one pontic, porcelin covering steel.


After wearing the temp.I came back for 2 fittings. Then when time to place bridge permanently,,,, I developed a very sensitive tooth that was prepared and built up for the bridge. Dentist said the tooth became inflamed because build up material came off. I carefully suggested that this was HIS fault and he responded that this happens,,,but I had to EAT another $370 dollars for a root canal! He wasn't budging. This bridge,,,now my out of pocket cost is $3,300 dollars! He received 700 from insurance.


Furthermore, can this new bridge receive placement of bonding material to correct a tooth shape on the permanent bridge? It was an exact model of my tooth, but I assumed he would correct it. I don't want it sent out again.


Please respond with your impressions.I have bridge,tempglue for 3more weeks toheal

Question about dental bridge.?
It sounds like you are wearing the temp bridge still? If so your permanent may be straight? you should ask your dentist.





If its your permanent bridge cemented with temp cement, then you could ask for it to be remade... you may have to pay the lab costs for that, depending on the dentist.





I'm not sure that your tooth became sensitive from the build up material coming off. There are many other reasons for that though, and it would not be unusual to need a root canal while getting this sort of treatment, so it most likely (but not impossibly) is not your dentists fault.





You can bond material to the front of the bridge.... but its not as good as the real thing.. and if its stuck with temporary cement then why wouldn't you take this one time opportunity to have it changed! the technician may be able to add real porcelain to the front of the tooth to recontour it then!