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About a year ago, I went to this dentist to get my cavities filled. The cavity was either too big or he did it too rough, but when I got home I felt a jagged line running down the back of my tooth. I went back the next day and he told me "not to worry because it's just a crack in the enamel" and proceeded to smooth the tooth with a drill. Now the small crack became a cavity and the tooth is infected causing me pain. Is this an act of malpractice? Should I even try to sue him? Or would it be considered "my fault for not properly taking care of my teeth"? How would I even prove that it was his fault? Not to mention, one of the fillings fell out and almost every filling he did is a bit brown around the edges. Is it just discoloration or he just did a crap job and there's decay going on? I feel that it is his job as a dentist to inform of me of possible effects from a cracked tooth. I could've just paid him to fix it and not have to get a possible extraction or root canal and crown.
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Not likely a year later.....obviously you have some significant dental issues with that tooth if there was a large filling at the time. I fyou have questions about wheher other fillings were done properly you need to start with a second opinion and go from there.
Answered on Dec 29th, 2016 at 7:30 AM
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