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Hygienist took my cap off
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The top of my bottom front tooth got chipped about 15 years ago and the dentist built it back up with something so it looked normal. Not sure what exactly but I always called it a cap.
Went to hygienist today who did a lot of scraping before polish. She didn't show me the mirror this time (which she did when she just did a scrape a couple of months ago) which I thought was odd but had a look when I got home as the tooth felt odd under my tongue and it seems the cap has gone so I've now got a jagged tooth.
I need some advice. Is it reasonable that that could happen with scraping and should I make a complaint and ask them to right it? I want it fixed but I simply can't afford to pay for that sort of thing at the moment. Where do I stand?
Went to hygienist today who did a lot of scraping before polish. She didn't show me the mirror this time (which she did when she just did a scrape a couple of months ago) which I thought was odd but had a look when I got home as the tooth felt odd under my tongue and it seems the cap has gone so I've now got a jagged tooth.
I need some advice. Is it reasonable that that could happen with scraping and should I make a complaint and ask them to right it? I want it fixed but I simply can't afford to pay for that sort of thing at the moment. Where do I stand?
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.It sounds as though you have lost a direct composite resin repair, which is a tooth-coloured material bonded to the tooth. If it has lasted for 15 years, it has lasted very well. It is certainly possible for a dental hygienist to inadvertently debond it, especially if it is that old.
I would speak to your dentist, and explain what has happened. They may well offer to replace it for you free of charge as a 'gesture of goodwill'.
I would speak to your dentist, and explain what has happened. They may well offer to replace it for you free of charge as a 'gesture of goodwill'.
Thanks for the answers. I didn't want to go in all guns blazing without checking first how easily that could actually happen and I realise it was a very old repair, although I wasn't entirely sure what it was and how long it should last.
What you describe it as J9 sounds right.
I do feel a bit miffed that she didn't tell me that had happened though and that if I hadn't been to see her it would still just be there but swings and roundabouts I suppose. I'll give them a polite call tomorrow and see if there's anything they can do. Perhaps we could go halves on the cost (depending on how much that would be).
What you describe it as J9 sounds right.
I do feel a bit miffed that she didn't tell me that had happened though and that if I hadn't been to see her it would still just be there but swings and roundabouts I suppose. I'll give them a polite call tomorrow and see if there's anything they can do. Perhaps we could go halves on the cost (depending on how much that would be).
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