1 /5 Sarah K: A year ago I became a new patient due to the proximity to my work and not yet having a dentist in LA, despite a few people who told me that theyre heard of others having a bad experience here. I initially visited as my crown that I had for 10 years broke and needed replacement. While the doctor was professional and kind, I immediately had hot/cold sensitivity to the tooth that the crown was put on, which was odd since I had a root canal on that tooth 10+ years ago. I went in and it was adjusted and told the cause could be the current placement, but it continued to be uncomfortable and feel very foreign. Food was constantly getting stuck in it, it made my bite uncomfortable, and eventually my jaw on this side of my mouth began popping when eating which I never experienced before. Due to these issues and the additional problems listed below, I went to another dentist as I no longer trusted this dentist. I was told that I may be experiencing pain due to the heavy modifications made to the crown that were obvious, and that its placement being too high. The crown became uncemented and popped off after not even being on a year.
In addition, the doctor filled some cavities and I began to experience pain in every area he worked on. When I told him about pain that I was experience in my upper left side, he said that nothing was found there. The next dentist I went to quickly identified a large cavity, which now requires a root canal/crown. Had this been addressed sooner, I believe this may not have been the case.
Overall, I have had the worst mouth pain of my life this past year. I wasted money and time which I am now having to pay more money to fix. I dont like leaving bad reviews but I have never had such a negative experience that has impacted my physical comfort and wellbeing more and felt this needed to be shared.
