Been there on the pain and yes dentist told me the same.ive had a few different dentists through my life
some good, some bad
one was a real jerk, i liked him
about 15 years ago he told me i had a bad molar that needed extracted, so i say, go ahead doc, rip it out
well, he didnt want to, and tried referring me to an oral surgeon
i off course didnt go, this was HIS job, he was my dentist and what else did i pay him for?
well, i moved out of town shortly after and kinda forgot about it
untill about 2 years later, i wake up on a friday nite and my tooth is just killing me, i mean, making childbirth feel like a splinter, pain
i couldnt stand it
so i told the wife to get out the yeller pages, get on the horn and get me a dentist who could perform an exorcism on the pain in my mouth
so she called
and called
and finally found one who was willing and able to do it
so i get the address, drive over there and wouldnt you know it...its my old dentist who told me to have that molar extracted
he pulled it out, so i guess i won but he never did let me live it down
(im guessing he made a note in my chart because he mentioned it EVERY SINGLE TIME i was there)
i guess about two years ago he suffered a stroke
took him pretty close to the brink
he tried to get back into it, but i guess he had lost too much dexterity in his hands, so he sold his practice just before this scamdemic started...i hope he got a good deal on it
i really liked that guy
Not much different than when someone tells me to put bondo over the rust spots in there car and it will be fine. No it won't and will hurt even worse later on.
Just covers it up so you don't see it for a short time and just gets worse.