Crappy dentist/Botched filling

hz80408

About 5 yrs or so ago when I was on parents insurance and seeing a dentist in my hometown, I had a cavity filled on a back top molar.  It was a bad one and occassionally I had issues with food getting caught at the filling and the tooth beside it (non-cavity tooth).  At one point during a check up, I asked about the gap and the dentist said, yea I should have filled the gap more so it's not so big.  I would redo it for you, but only after you do a better job flossing (I was awful! much better now)...so fast forward to today.

Food still occassionally gets caught there and causes pain for a day or two.  Do you think if I asked my new dentist to fill it, I'd have to pay for the entire thing outright, or does insurance (different company now and different dentist) cover it?

christieep

I would think that it would be run through insurance just like any other procedure, but that may depend on the insurance and the dentist.

alecat9

I would assume it would be covered like any filling would, but it never hurts to ask and its probably best to ask your new dentist.

hz80408

OKay thanks, didn't know if it'd be different since it's a "re"-filling and not the same insurance or doctors work...but it does cause discomfort.

Gracias!

Tisharp

hz80408:

 I would redo it for you, but only after you do a better job flossing

Can I just say that your old dentist sounds like an @sshole.  Seriously?  He wouldn't fix something that he f-ed up because he was punishing you for not flossing properly?  What kind of crap is that???  That's the exact reason that people stop going to the dentist.

hz80408

TishaPayne:

hz80408:

 I would redo it for you, but only after you do a better job flossing

Can I just say that your old dentist sounds like an @sshole.  Seriously?  He wouldn't fix something that he f-ed up because he was punishing you for not flossing properly?  What kind of crap is that???  That's the exact reason that people stop going to the dentist.

I know, I left the office crying!

alecat9

Sounds to me he didn't want to admit he made a mistake so he redirected. A**hole!