I contacted this prosthodontists to have partial made to replace all of the teeth on the left lower side of my mouth that have been pulled. I have a tooth on the right side that he waned to use to hook the partial to. It has a crown and had previously had a root canal (10 years or more ago). He removed the crown so that we could place one that was a little larger and that met my gum line better and drilled inside the tooth for some decay. I expressed concern over the drilling and was not willing, but he assured me that no special precautions were necessary for this little bit. That week I also had my teeth cleaned. The following week the crown came in and was installed. I started feeling bad after the first appointment, but it has taken a long time to put the pieces together. The CT scan from last Thursday shows a huge dental abscess in my right neck which is where all of my flap reconstruction is.

At the very least I think that I should have been given antibiotics pre treatment and maybe post treatment to take every precaution based on my history and condition. I am still in a lot of pain and there is a bunch of drainage still. I see both doctors Monday (not this prosthodondist ever again) and we will decide what we do next. I am very scared by all of this and upset that I let it happen.

Patty