Reply #151: Name a way, he probably did it.

[Gormy Cuss]

As best I can tell, the initial impression was faulty (oversized) and things went downhill from there. The temp crown was so poorly fitted that it sat above the tooth, rather than snugly over it -think an adult size hat on a baby's head. It popped off the first time an hour after it was cemented -- I hadn't even had water, never mind food. The assistant was new to his office and her solution was to cram lots of cement under it; the dentist didn't check. It popped off three more times in ten days and in effect collapsed because there was no acrylic left on the bite surface.

The first permanent crown was no better and had to be remade. The second permanent crown fit only after he filed off so much of the enamel on the opposing molar that there is permanent sensitivity to cold liquids. There's much more, and it was the dental society that suggested I use their peer review process. That made him react so irrationally that I suspect that I'm not the first patient to have suggested it. By the way, when he announced that he wasn't God, I told him that I expect fallibility in medical professionals but I expect them to remedy their mistakes just as I would any other professional.