XYZ <ew[at]mayfield.edu> wrote:

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You paid for a cleaning and an exam. I would phone and ask to speake to
the hygienist who treated you. Ask her to talk to the dentist, so when
he has you back in, you don't pay for it. This is a subtle way for you
to tell them to get their communication act together. There is no one
who can know the mouth like the person who does the cleaning. So the
hygienist saw things that she should have told the dentist to check.
Otherwise, what is the use of him coming in to see you at all?

I think you deserve to have that tooth checked and a real diagnosis
posed on it.

JMO
SP
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I would definitely go back .... there could be huge trouble a brewin
.... fluoride makes enamel so hard that we occasionally miss cavitie
... while inside the entire tooth can be rotting away .... root cana
... post .. .crown .... Ugh!

Joel M. Eichen DD

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hmm.. my situation is a little different than darkwings

i went to the dentist on friday for a cleaning. one of my bottom molars had
been hurting on and off for the past 6 months. after the cleaning, the
hygeinist prodded around checking for cavities when i noticed she hit the
molar that was bothering me more than a few times, and one time it seemed
like it was stuck in there (it seemed think she almost took her hand off the
tool and it stuck there for a second) she didn't really say anything except
"hmmm.." and then she left and the dentist came in to give me about a 45
second check-up and said everything was fine. i didn't really ask about the
tooth since he said everything was ok, but now a few days later the tooth is
still bothering me and i'm wondering the dentist overlooked it? and if i
should go through the hassle of going back to the office. any opinions??

thanks- krista