Review by
grindingteeth
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2.5
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2006-01-31
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Dr Buchanan highly recommended an old fill replacement as a preventative measure (note that there was no problems with the old fill). It ended up taking 3 appointments, a painful month, and ultimately a root canal, since when he replaced the fill with a new one, my nerve got infected. Another teeth has an old fill which Dr Buchanan was planning to replace as well. I have declined, and the "old" fill is still in three years later with no problems. I questioned Dr Buchanan over this ordeal, and he said that they really haven't done anything that did not need to be done, it just took more appointments since they've gone in steps to the ultimate root canal instead of instigating a root canal right away (remember my tooth was perfectly fine when this started). To this day, I still don't see any benefits of having started the replacement of my old fill when there were no signs of infection or problems and when it ultimately ended with the most drastic measure (root canal+ crown+$$$+pain+work time lost). Moreover, he wants to do it again on a perfectly healthy tooth that may not have the best looking fill over it.
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