Is it normal for your dentist to file teeth during a routine cleaning

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Okay, I like my teeth. I have had braces in the past to straighten my teeth because they stuck out so far I could hardly close my mouth. And I have fairly big teeth. Now that they are straight and the braces are off my mouth closes easily. I had really long canines, which I thought were cool. But, every time I would go to the dentist for a routine cleaning, he would file them down without my permission. They're still long, but it seems that every time I went to the dentist, those two teeth would be shorter. Now they're really sensitive, like to cold and even wind, because of all the filing down he did. I've since quit this dentist for this reason among others. He's even flung instruments into my eyes a few times. If I had not had my eyes closed, I could very possibly be blind now. I basically had to rant about this and wish I could do something about it, but the damage is done.

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  • ThatKidTotallyRocks
    12 years ago

    And I do want to let others know about this dentist and what he did to me, but how would I go about that? Would I go to court?

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  • Misses-Jack-Sparrow
    12 years ago

    Speak up!

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  • Baloo
    12 years ago

    WTF? He did it without your permission? Get a new dentist ASAP.

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  • Dustyair
    6 years ago

    Talk to an attorney.

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  • MarissaONeill
    6 years ago

    canines are supposed to be really long. You can sue him for this.

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  • ThatKidTotallyRocks
    12 years ago

    Yep, and I did get a new dentist. But, only after a few times of him filing without permission. I wish I had done it sooner.

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  • joybird
    12 years ago

    I doubt if any dentist would speak up against another one but I always sit in with my 14 year old son at the dentists. I wouldn't trust them NOT to put mercury (amalgam) into his mouth for a filling. Our dentist knows I'm staunchly against it so had to ask me to pay for a white composite one.

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  • TyLee
    12 years ago

    Ok well obviously you had a bad dentist. That happens a lot! But I will say that filing teeth is normal. I've had mine done once to make them perfectly straight in the front but the dentist was careful not to do too much so there was no sensitivity. The bottom line is that they shouldn't have done anything without your permission. Don't go back there and ask your new dentist if there is anything that they can do.

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  • ThatKidTotallyRocks
    12 years ago

    Yeah, it was horrible. I had no idea he was doing it until he had done it. No warning from him or anything. It made me so mad!

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