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I went to Mexico to have two dental crowns done because it was supposed to be a lot cheaper than having it done in the United States. In two days the first crown fell off and I had to go back. When I did, they told me I needed a root canal before they could replace the crown. I had some doubts about that becuase the tooth wasn’t hurting but they seemed certain it was necessary. Then, it starting have senstivivity to hot and cold. Now I can’t even eat with it. I called them and they told me I needed to come back in. These trips are pretty extensive so I decided to just get a second opinion with a local dentist. He said the tooth did not need a root canal and is actually cracked and needs to be extracted and replaced. My question is, do you think it is reasonable to ask them to apply the cost of the unnecessary root canal they did toward the cost of the extraction and dental implant? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pam<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dear Pam,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What a disaster. While I am sure it is reasonable, I don’t know if you really want them doing that. A dental crown<\/a> is one of the first things a dentist learns how to do in dental school. He couldn’t even do that right. Then, they gave you an unnecessary root canal treatment<\/a>. AND, they didn’t even do it right because you should not have had any sensitivity to hot or cold. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental implants are one of the most advanced procedures in dentistry. If they can that wrong, it will cause you serious, permanent injury. What if they place it on a nerve? Or you get an infection in your jaw that causes you to lose bone?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In your place, I would bite the bullet and have this done in the United States with a reputable dentist with dental implant<\/a> training and experience. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I do not know what the laws are in Mexico as far as getting a refund for malpractice, but you can at least try. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental tourism is always a gamble. Sometimes it works out. The problem is in the cases where it doesn’t, it is always a disater and in many cases people end up with permanent problems. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This blog is brought to you by Phoenix Dentist<\/a> Dr. Hillary Peck. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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