FaithInPrayer23
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I'm 23 years old. Mom of an 18 month old little girl, currently pregnant with a little boy! 
I am engaged to be married in September of 2014 to an amazing man. I am very blessed to have him. Now, to get to my problems....
When I was pregnant with my daughter I had a few fillings done. Nothing major, I've been blessed with good teeth that I have taken good care of. I've never even needed to see a dentist. I only went when I was pregnant for check ups and these fillings. Well my dentist moved out of state and I was switched to another dentist. One of my fillings on my bottom left back molar had separated. There was a gap between my filling and my tooth. So I went to the new dentist to get it fixed. In the process of removing the filling the dentist broke half my tooth.
Told me I needed to get a crown. This dentist was very young, fresh out of college. So I decided to see a new dentist. My new dentist has 30+ years of experience.
I have done a lot of research on crowns and which ones are best used in certain areas of the mouth. Beings I am needing a crown for my farthest back molar it is recommended that I get a Gold or Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM). When I received my billing information it said I was billed for a PFM. Ok, cool, I'm comfortable with that. I trust this dentist. Well, fast forward to a couple days ago. I go in to get my crown placed and the crown they present me with is ALL porcelain (only recommended for front teeth as it can't withstand the chewing force that molars use to chew). I freaked out, I was in a panic. First of all, my billing info said I was getting a PFM, secondly everything I have read has stated that this type of crown is not to be used on a back molar. In short, ALL TRUST OUT THE WINDOW with this dentist. To make matters worse he was SO rude to me. At one point I had looked at my Mother because I was so nervous and scared. The dentist responded with "Don't look at your Mom, you look at me!" that in itself had me even more more anxiety ridden. THEN he referred to me as a "welfare patient" to his dental assistant. While I am receiving state insurance, I felt very offended by his lack of respect and sympathy for my nerves and just over all emotional state.
The dentist proceeded to tell me the crown would be fine, and there is a 10 year warranty. With all the pressure, the fact I can't walk around with an acrylic temp crown on my tooth, and that I had already been billed (on a credit card, for $1000.00 that I am paying for out of pocket) for THIS crown I just let him place the crown so I could leave and take my chances. He also did two fillings on the teeth above my crown, very poorly. They are sharp and jagged. He also filed my top teeth to fit the crown, rather then filing the crown to fit my teeth. So now my top teeth are flat. I have been traumatized and emotionally drained by all of this anxiety. Going from having perfect teeth, to all these problems, and at the hands of a dentist, someone you go in trusting.
I've been crying non stop because of all of this. So much worry on my mind and not really anyone to talk to. That is why I am here. I need some reassurance that all will be ok. I know that at the end of the day, all that matters is my faith in God and that we are all healthy and ok. But honestly, my emotional state is not ok right now. It's not healthy for me, or my son. Someone please help. My mind and my heart is so jumbled. I don't want these dental issues to ruin the happiness I should be experiencing at this time in my life.
I am engaged to be married in September of 2014 to an amazing man. I am very blessed to have him. Now, to get to my problems.... When I was pregnant with my daughter I had a few fillings done. Nothing major, I've been blessed with good teeth that I have taken good care of. I've never even needed to see a dentist. I only went when I was pregnant for check ups and these fillings. Well my dentist moved out of state and I was switched to another dentist. One of my fillings on my bottom left back molar had separated. There was a gap between my filling and my tooth. So I went to the new dentist to get it fixed. In the process of removing the filling the dentist broke half my tooth.
Told me I needed to get a crown. This dentist was very young, fresh out of college. So I decided to see a new dentist. My new dentist has 30+ years of experience. I have done a lot of research on crowns and which ones are best used in certain areas of the mouth. Beings I am needing a crown for my farthest back molar it is recommended that I get a Gold or Porcelain Fused to Metal (PFM). When I received my billing information it said I was billed for a PFM. Ok, cool, I'm comfortable with that. I trust this dentist. Well, fast forward to a couple days ago. I go in to get my crown placed and the crown they present me with is ALL porcelain (only recommended for front teeth as it can't withstand the chewing force that molars use to chew). I freaked out, I was in a panic. First of all, my billing info said I was getting a PFM, secondly everything I have read has stated that this type of crown is not to be used on a back molar. In short, ALL TRUST OUT THE WINDOW with this dentist. To make matters worse he was SO rude to me. At one point I had looked at my Mother because I was so nervous and scared. The dentist responded with "Don't look at your Mom, you look at me!" that in itself had me even more more anxiety ridden. THEN he referred to me as a "welfare patient" to his dental assistant. While I am receiving state insurance, I felt very offended by his lack of respect and sympathy for my nerves and just over all emotional state.
The dentist proceeded to tell me the crown would be fine, and there is a 10 year warranty. With all the pressure, the fact I can't walk around with an acrylic temp crown on my tooth, and that I had already been billed (on a credit card, for $1000.00 that I am paying for out of pocket) for THIS crown I just let him place the crown so I could leave and take my chances. He also did two fillings on the teeth above my crown, very poorly. They are sharp and jagged. He also filed my top teeth to fit the crown, rather then filing the crown to fit my teeth. So now my top teeth are flat. I have been traumatized and emotionally drained by all of this anxiety. Going from having perfect teeth, to all these problems, and at the hands of a dentist, someone you go in trusting.
I've been crying non stop because of all of this. So much worry on my mind and not really anyone to talk to. That is why I am here. I need some reassurance that all will be ok. I know that at the end of the day, all that matters is my faith in God and that we are all healthy and ok. But honestly, my emotional state is not ok right now. It's not healthy for me, or my son. Someone please help. My mind and my heart is so jumbled. I don't want these dental issues to ruin the happiness I should be experiencing at this time in my life.