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Dental Bonding Doesn’t Match

Dental Bonding Doesn’t Match

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I had a chipped tooth repaired with dental bonding. The repair does not match my natural teeth. Should I ask the same dentist to redo it or just go to another dentist. Is it reasonable to ask for a refund if I end up going to another dentist?

Craig

Dear Craig,

before and after dental bonding

 

I would give your dentist another chance. We are all at different points in our skill development and he or she just may need another opportunity to get it right. I’m a little disappointed your dentist didn’t offer to redo it when the dental bonding did not match. However, they may have been embarrassed and didn’t want to point it out.  This is a tough skill because dental bonding has to be done freehand. Hopefully, when you bring up the discrepancy they will have the integrity to make it right. There should not be a charge for the repair. It is pretty basic to expect your teeth to match.

Finding that Next Dentist

If after they try again it still doesn’t match then, yes, you should ask for a refund and go elsewhere. Make sure you do some research. Look at the smile gallery on their website to see if the work they do is “up to snuff”. You should be thrilled with the results you see. If they do not have a smile gallery, please don’t bother with them. That is an automatic sign that they do not do enough cosmetic dentistry or that their work is not good enough to “brag” about.

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One-Sized Fits All Does Not Work in Dentistry

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I saw an advertisement for Clear Choice dental centers. they advertised something called teeth in a day. That appealed to me so I went. However, I didn’t feel like I needed all my teeth extracted. Most of my upper teeth are okay. They may need some cosmetic work but that is about it. Yet, Clear Choice was recommending I remove all of my teeth top and bottom.  Is this the only way to get the same day teeth?

Charles

Dear Charles,

Diagram of Teeth-in-a-Day from San Antonio dentist Gilberto Tostado, DDS.

Teeth-in-a-Day

 

I am glad you wrote. You do not have to go to Clear Choice to get the procedure you want. Nor, would you have to compromise on what procedures you want. There are private practices that do the teeth-in-a-day procedure.

While Clear Choice does have some good dentists that work for them, they are first and foremost a corporate practice, which means they are more about the bottom line than an individual patient. They tend to have high sales tactics and a one-size-fits-all approach to dental care.

It is very likely that they just don’t know how to do the cosmetic work you were wanting. Rather than lose the business, they suggest the procedure they do for almost everyone. Good for their bottom line, but not in your best interest.

Even when you go to a private dentist, when it comes to such a significant procedure like dental implants, I think it is important you get a second opinion before moving forward.

If your teeth are healthy, why in the world would you want to extract them? The most important thing you can do is save your natural teeth.

Look for a dentist who does the teeth in a day procedure who also offers cosmetic procedures. Just be certain that you check out their smile gallery to be certain you like the results of their cosmetic work.

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