This is severely edited. Am an NHS patient & support the NHS. I post here because I cannot find a public NHS forum.
Six months ago I visited a new dentist with a troublesome long-ago crowned tooth. The tooth was x-rayed and the root pronounced decayed and dead. I was told it must be taken out by "a specialist" as a matter of urgency. I then visited my regular dentist who said there was nothing wrong with the tooth, but it needed to be kept an eye on.
At no time did I inform either dentist that I had visited other surgeries.
Six months later I visited my regular dentist again and asked for the tooth to be x-rayed. I was told the x-ray showed the root was 100% healthy although the tooth might need re-crowning.
What is going on?
Thanks.
Six months ago I visited a new dentist with a troublesome long-ago crowned tooth. The tooth was x-rayed and the root pronounced decayed and dead. I was told it must be taken out by "a specialist" as a matter of urgency. I then visited my regular dentist who said there was nothing wrong with the tooth, but it needed to be kept an eye on.
At no time did I inform either dentist that I had visited other surgeries.
Six months later I visited my regular dentist again and asked for the tooth to be x-rayed. I was told the x-ray showed the root was 100% healthy although the tooth might need re-crowning.
What is going on?
Thanks.