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Dear DOCTOR 3VIL,
Very ugly teeth. My apologies to everyone who had to see this x-ray image.
I would love to get your professional opinion if the root canals done on my teeth are crap like my new dentists say, or they seem OK. I realize one x-ray image may not be enough for you to provide me with input, but I would deeply, truly appreciate it.
*If my tooth numbering is wrong, I apologize. I am from Japan where dentists use Upper Left 1, Bottom Right 5 etc.
Back in Jan 2014, I broke my 9 in a trip and fall accident and I had a chance to see a dentist in the US where I reside now. She basically trashed my Japanese dentist's work, and I admit I became upset (but not openly) and I went to get a second opinion from a prestigious cosmetic dentist in Phoenix, AZ. He also trashed my Japanese dentist's work, and he was much harsher. He said that the root canals done on my teeth are like "Bad examples shown in the textbooks" and explained where he saw problems. He pointed out a radicular cyst on 6, and asked me if I had some dull pain around 4, 13, 18 and 19 every now and then. This was a spot on. He said that all the root canals need to be re-done by an endodontist/s to avoid any further damage to my teeth caused by infections or inflammations.
I brought this up to my Japanese's dentist (DDS) attention. He was my dentist for the last 13 years. My inquiry was passed onto Legal & Claim Dept of the dentists group where he belongs to. They had "2 experienced dentists (DDS) of 20 years" look at the same x-ray image and confirmed "Considering the fact that the root canals were done quite some time ago, we see nothing seriously wrong about them. However, 6 and 7 require immediate attention, and 4, 18 and 19 might be suffering from some infections. Although we don't see anything wrong that we did, but would very much love to fix them for you as you desire."
They do not make sense to me because these root canals are 2 to 5 years old, they imply that root canal fillings decay as they age. They don't see anything wrong but infections are everywhere, and although these are not their fault, they want to fix them for free of charge.
Unfortunately, I cannot trust them, and I don't think they will actually fix them properly.
I had the same x-ray image looked at by a dentist/attorney in Tokyo who says there is a possibility that all the root canal works in my mouth could be considered as "malpractice". But recovery treatments may not be required for all of them.
All I want is to get my teeth fixed and receive what I paid for...
I was scheduled to have root canal re-done on 6 last week but I ended up in ER the night before for severe pain, fever and swell on my face due to radicular cyst on it. I have been re-scheduled but now I have to wait till next Monday.
I am wondering what a specialist see on the X-ray image of my ugly teeth and know the truth about them.
I sincerely appreciate your time and input.