How to proved a badly placed ill fitted crown caused my root fracture?

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how to prove that a crown was ill fitted and caused all these problems mentioned above?? now i have gone to a periodontist and he says i need an extraction because of a fracture! can be caused by repeated infections!! i know it was because the crown was not fitted correctly which i kept telling the dentist but he didn't want to replace it!!! and now i have to pay $1200 for an extraction...etc. What should it do?????

Craig S. Wilson, DDS · Answer

Proving that the dentist did something improperly may be difficult.  It is possible the tooth was fractured (and likely) prior to the crown being done.  It would be unusual for crown placement to cause a fracture.  My guess is the tooth was fractured and the crown was unable to stabilize the fracture.  If you have lost faith in the dentist, I would move forward and carefully research a dentist you feel is well regarded to treat your future needs. Good luck.

Susan Hollinsworth, DDS (retired) · Answer

Dr.Wilson answered the question well. There is no way to prove it and it isn't likely that that was the cause. I would seek out a new dentist that your friends have confidence in and that has a good reputation or maybe is even a specialist and confer with them as to where to go from here.Good luck!

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