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Nothing like extremely expensive unnecessary surgery to start off a great malpractice lawsuit.

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>Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work. Then Carroll saw a TV commercial for another path: ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers. The company advertises that it can give patients “a new smile in as little as one day” by surgically replacing teeth instead of fixing them.

Nothing like extremely expensive unnecessary surgery to start off a great malpractice lawsuit. Archive: https://archive.today/ddT18 From the post: >>Becky Carroll was missing a few teeth, others were stained or crooked. Ashamed, she smiled with lips pressed closed. Her dentist offered to fix most of her teeth with root canals and crowns, Carroll said, but she was wary of traveling a long road of dental work. Then Carroll saw a TV commercial for another path: ClearChoice Dental Implant Centers. The company advertises that it can give patients “a new smile in as little as one day” by surgically replacing teeth instead of fixing them.

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[–] 2 pts

Never had any issues like this but I ended up changing dentists because the last one kept wanting to crown teeth and root canal a couple of others. The new dentist said I didn't need any of that and took care of them with new fillings. It's been like 3 years and no problems.

[–] 0 pt

I read about this years ago. Certain procedures like crowning teeth require periodic maintenance. For the rest of your life you have to come in every few years to have them re‐done. If your dentist recommends those procedures there is a good chance they’re trying to turn you into a cash cow.

[–] 0 pt

I've got two crowns that are 20+ years old but you definitely have to keep an eye on them with regular visits. You right about the cash cow part.