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!


Furthermore, can this new bridge receive placement of bonding to correct a tooth shape I don't care for 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 ideas and experience.

Question about dental bridge.?
I believe that they can reshape them.


Maybe you can find the place that actually does that type work for the doctor.


Then you won't have to go through him again.


I would dump that Dr. personally.
Reply:If you want the bridge redone (ie change the way it looks) then you gotta send it out to the lab that did it. The problem with that is, if you're not a dentist then they probably won't do it for you b/c you need an account with them and they'll find out you aren't a dentist. Which means head back to the dentist that delivered your bridge, and explain to him the situation with your bridge.





3,300 is a large amount of money but considering you're paying for a 5 unit bridge (that's 4 crowns at 800 dollars and a pontic that can run up to, if not more than 900 dollars) that sounds about right.





With regards to spending money on the root canal treatment because the build up of your tooth came off, I totally agree with your dentist. It happens. Doesn't happen to everyone all the time b/c we're a different from one another, including our teeth.





Why in dental school, I had a patient who needed a crown, but on the day that I was going to deliver the crown, I took the temp off and the silver filling build up came off WITH the temporary. I explained what happened and basically said "**** like this happens sometimes". Well he needed a root canal treatment ($375 dental school prices) and a post ($150) then we had to send it out for another crown.