I really need your advice. How should I proceed?!


Question: I really need your advice!. How should I proceed!?
This may get long, so please bear with me!.

On Friday I went to a dentist, not my own, for an emergency filling because of a severe toothache!. By Sunday, the filling had fallen out and I was in worse pain than I had been on Friday!. Yesterday morning, I went back to that same dentist and asked him to refill the tooth, letting him know the pain was so bad that I couldn't even drink room temperature water!. I've even been living off liquidy foods, such as oatmeal, yogurt and soup to avoid chewing!.

Instead of refilling the tooth, he froze me again and filled two different teeth, then asked me to come back later that day for a cleaning!. I went back and they only did half a cleaning, but charge me for a full cleaning!. I'm glad I have great insurance, because these two visits alone have now cost over $1000!. Needless to say, I could not sleep at all last night and have not slept well since Thursday night when the toothache started!.

I have been taking Tylenol round the clock since yesterday morning, stopped while my face was still numbed, but since it wore off, I've been on Tylenol every 6-8 hours since then!. I am also 33w4d pregnant!. I know that although Tylenol is safe, I cannot continue to take the Tylenol for the next 6 1/2 weeks until my son is born!. It is not healthy or safe for me or for my son to have to continue like this!.

I'm at a complete loss!. If I don't take the Tylenol, then I'm in severe pain, which stresses my body out and isn't good for my unborn son, but if I do continue the Tylenol, that isn't safe or healthy either, especially in the long run!.

I'm also worried about all the dental work I've had since Friday and the effects it can have on him!.

My insurance also only covers my whole family for $1500 in each benefit period (May 1-April 30)!. I've already used more than $1000 of that on things that didn't have to be done!. The teeth he filled yesterday were not bugging me and could have waited until January to be filled!.

So, my questions are, should I go to a different dentist to have this tooth refilled, since this dentist has said he won't do anything more until the baby is born!? I also don't want to end up using up the rest of the benefit money on my husband, who has an appointment in January!.

Should I get my insurance company involved in all of this!? It just seems like they're forking over unnecessary money and we're losing our benefit money for the period pretty quickly as a result!.

Should I get my obstetrician invlved regarding the health and safety of my baby!?

Is there anything I can do about this dentist!? I just feel like he was taking advantage of me and my benefits since we have really good dental benefits, better than a lot of people (100% basic coverage!.!.cleanings, fillings, etc!.!.!.but only for 2006 prices, so we do still pay about 15-20%)!.

I'm sorry if this was long and confusing, but thank you for listening and answering!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


Answers:
Ok, here are the answers:
1!. you need to see another dentist, you don't need an ordinary filling, you need a ROOT CANAL TREATMENT!. Your dentist is taking advantage of your distress, its sad to say, but a lot of my colleagues are that bad and they tend to do these kind of stuffs!.

2!. Yes you need to get the ob's advice on the anesthetics and pain relievers needed to complete the procedures

3!. The Insurance company has nothing to do with the problem at hand, its the dentist who is liable in your case, its a clear case of negligence in his part!. anyways, if there are risks in losing money, then the insurance company wont make a policy!.

4!. YOur dentist is taking advantage of you!. he/she should have treated your chief complaint about your offending tooth first!. He shouldnt have let you suffer like that!.

I dearly symphatize about your problem and I feel sorry about your experience with your dentist!. I would suggest you take legal action in this one because you have a case here!. What your dentist did is really unethical on his/her part!.

God Bless your baby Isaiah!
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Seems you have a full plate of problems to deal with here!
1!. Your dentist can't even do what he's being paid to do, which is to LISTEN to his patient and relieve their dental woes!. So unless you thought maybe you were being unclear about what you were there for, I would suggest finding a new dentist!. It sounds like this could have been avoided if he was a bit more competent, and unfortunately, that won't be fixed no matter who gets involved!. As for getting your insurance company in it, is it really worth the stress on your part!? Maybe you could try to work something out with Mr!. Dentist, since it was his original filling job that went awry!.
2!. Baby risk!. This should really be at the top of your priorities!. Understandably, a toothache is no fun!. But if there's any risk to your child, there are other solutions to put up with the tooth pain for a couple more months!. After all, you've endured it this much! (try googling 'natural pain relief'!. You're bound to find some help!)
Absolutely ask your doctor if you have any questions regarding tylenol or novacaine, or anything to do with the health of your child!. That's why they're there! Guaranteed they've had stupider questions asked of them than the perfectly legitimate ones you've got here!.
Anyway, sorry I couldn't offer more substantial advice!. Good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

I have been around a lot and seen different types of dentist!. I am not a big fan of dentist that take mergencies and then force full exams and cleanig all at once especially on the same day, which it sounds like he did!. To me it seems like he is looking to max out you insurance!.

When some one comes into my office on an emergency I deal with the chief complaint first and once resolve I then rcommend a comlpete exam, but its just that a recommedation!. I dont force them into other treatment just for the sake of billing the insurance!.

I woulod get copies of the x rays and records and find a new dentist!. Unfortunately if he did the work the insurance has to pay that doc!. And you may have to cough up some x tra money for a new place for the procedures that where already billed to the insurance company!. But this may be better in the long run with a better dentist!.

Also some of your insurance may start over in january which can help with the new dentist!.
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Call your OB and tell him what happened first and foremost!. Ask his/her advice about the teeth especially!. Opt for another dentist!. Forget the insurance for now and concentrate on the health or yourself first!. You should not have to have any pain or stress now with the baby coming soon!. Www@Answer-Health@Com





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