05/16/2026
Ignore the score marks on the 2 crowns I was taking off when I realized I didn’t take photos.
Frustrating case!!!!
This guy was referred to our office after a recent crown seat. If you haven’t already spotted the crown in question, then yes it’s the brown, hunk of whatever that is called that is supposed to be his final crown.
When I asked him when he was getting his final crown, he looked at me puzzled and said “this is the final crown”. He then said “this isn’t a final is it” and then told me, that is why he is in my office. He knew something was wrong.
I wasn’t shocked and I knew immediately what local office he had been a patient of for years for his dental care.
This is well over a dozen patients that I have seen, who have paid well over $1000 per crown to a local DDS, only to be lied too and given a few dollar temp crown (or bridge) as their “final”.
The worst part is, I had to extract this tooth! It had failed endo, a failed post and core that was loose, and decay under this crown. When I asked how long ago this “crown” had been seated, he said 3 weeks ago.
Sorry if I seem hot on this one but this isn’t dentistry. This is 100% fraud. People deserve better.
After extracting said tooth and then some crown and bridge work, he now has a smile he can be proud of and is. He said this is the best his teeth have ever looked.
