Read review posted by seastef on Aug. 11, 2008, 6:27 p.m. for Dr. Christopher Pickel - Dentist

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Read review posted by seastef on Aug. 11, 2008, 6:27 p.m. for Dr. Christopher Pickel - Dentist

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Dr. Christopher Pickel DDS, PS - Dentist

5.0 based on 9 reviews

out of 5 stars

Seattle, WA

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Review by seastef Stars: 2.5 on 2008-08-11 Link

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I tried Dr. Pickel based on the great reviews. Wow was I disappointed. Appointments are very difficult they want you (even as an existing patient) to schedule 6 months in advance. I got the impression the costly procedures were unnecessary After a very lengthy sales pitch that I really needed to get artificial material added to my eyeteeth, since those are the linchpin of the bite and misshapen eyeteeth cause bite problems and jaw misalignment, I finally agreed. After the painful procedure (not painless as promised) I found teeth not worked on were now painfully rubbing against each other. I waited a couple weeks and finally went back. Dr. Pickel examined me, agreed they were rubbing, and got out the drill. Instead of attacking the artificial material as I had expected, he began removing enamel from the healthy teeth that were rubbing! I was outraged. When I asked for an explanation, he said, contrary to that sales pitch before, that changing the shape of the eye tooth had nothing to do with the alignment of the jaw and other teeth! During the original procedure, there was an "oops" Turns out he missed with the drill and it gouged out a trail on my front teeth. No apology, no money back.

About Hygienist: My one visit, she was running over 45 minutes late at 7:30 in the morning. She was in such a rush and so flustered, she jammed the metal pick hard between my teeth and it got wedged. It took several painful minutes to extract it. No apology.