I just recently had a crown put on a front tooth right next to an existing crown. The new one was out a little farther the old one which made my teeth come together uneven. Since the Doctor could not add to the new one to make my bite more comfortable I suggested the doctor remove some from the old one. Well the old one broke when he was removing some porcelain. The only options he gave me was to file them both down which would look funny or have me recrown the old one. In your opinion should I be responsible for the cost of recrowning the old tooth when the reason the doctor was working on it was because the new one did not fit right?

Have you discussed it with the dentist? If you feel it is definitely his fault and he's not offering to cover it you can always write a grievance to your state or provincial dental licensing body.

Hello Dr. Flossy, No I did not talk to him about it. I am interested in your opinion. I asked him to adjust the existing crown but only because the new one was out farther than the existing.

Jim,

You should at least let your dentist know that you are not happy with the result of your recent treatment. You can put it in writing (keep a copy for your records) if you'll have difficulty getting your feelings across face to face. At least give him/her the chance to make things right.

Good luck.

Seems pretty clear and simple to me.
He broke it, he needs to fix it.
If the purpose of filing the old one was to make the two match.
He needs to do just that, even if it involves making a whole new "set".

Free of charge of course!!

... just my opinion

Angel

I have had this problem before myself and it is very important to have an even bite. If you don't it could lead to serious problems such as TMJ. I would definitely go back to the dentist and let him know you are very concerned about an uneven bite and although you do not wish to be difficult for your own health you feel you must have him correct the problem. You might make sure also that when he is testing the teeth with the wax paper he does it to both sides to get it even.

Auquamarie,

I realize you are new to this but you might want to check the date of the original post. As you can see here it was August last year and I am sure Jim has solved his problem by now.