I am a new member to the list. I live in Portland Oregon. I had not gone to
the dentist for
10 years due to fears and phobias. Pain in my ear drove me to a dentist
referred by a
friend ... long story on the ear pain.... anyway, it turned out I had two
cracked teeth from
metal fillings having split the teeth. The dentist put temp crowns on the 2
teeth and send
me to an endo for root canals. One tooth is done and the second is partially
done as the
tooth was in such poor shape the endo had to tackle it in two appointments.
Yesterday
the temp crown came off the partially done tooth leaving a large well in the
tooth, there is
a temp filling in there however the tooth is throbbing and painful. I called
the dentist to
let him know about the crown, the office said come in right away so we can put
another
crown on, at the time the tooth had not begun hurting so the appointment would
be a
short one. When the tooth began to pain me I called the dentist back to let
them know it
was hurting so the dentist would know what kind of appointment I needed. The
permanent crown is ready for placement. Well now the dentist office calls back
and leaves
a kind if curt message telling me they cannot help me, I have to finish with the
endo then
come to them. The endo does not do crowns, so I am supposed to walk around for
a week
or two without a crown on this tooth. especially after a root canal when it will
be painful
and sensitive???

Does this seem weird to anyone? Is it safe to leave the tooth open like this?
It took me
a long time to trust this dentist now I am nervous about going back there. One
minute I
have to come in right away to fix it then it's not necessary?

Sorry for the long post, I have no idea who to ask if this is good practice or
not.

Thank you for any response anyone can give me.

with love, ophelia