Can someone recommend me a Dentist and Orthodontist

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I have the same feeling whenever I see a dentist and they recommend some drilling to fill some cavities. They did use this tool that instantly tells you how much cavities you have by touching the instrument against each teeth.

 

God, my dentist is my orthodontist. He is doggone awful, I only go there because my parents love his secretaries. It's taken him over 3 years to get my braces off, when I could have easily paid half the price and gotten them off in a matter of 2 years maximum. Yeah, they seriously do want money. And speaking of this subject, anyone have any good recommendations on where I should get my teeth whitened? I hear all about this Brite Smile and all that. I'm just looking for the cheapest place, because they're all pretty much the same.

 

How do you know this?

Just because you think you have straight teeth doesnt mean there arent any problems associated with it. And if he wanted to "fix" your crowding for financial gain, he could have attempted something on his own...like invisalign...instead of referring you out to an orthodontist.

In any case, if you want to see a good dentist, go to Dr. Nazarian on Richmond and Hillcroft. You wont get a more thorough and fair inspection anywhere else.

 

I agree. I hate dentists and orthodontists too. I remember one time when I was young, I was at the orthodontists office getting my braces removed. The assistant was fairly new apparently and she didn't know how to take them off correctly. Luckily, most of the brackets came off easily, but one was stuck on pretty good. She started just yanking it back and forth, I thought my tooth was going to come out. I told her to stop, but she said it'll come out easily. It finally came out after a minute of yanking, but my tooth started bleeding. The orthodontist came over and said it was normal and that it should be done in a couple of hours. Well, it kept bleeding the entire day and night, and when I came back to see him the next day to get my retainers, I said it was still bleeding and that it was probably because the assistant was yanking my tooth for a damn long time. BUT he said, no no, it must be something you ate. Did you eat chips or anything hard? It must be something I ate, he said. I ate ****ing jello and drank water. I could hardly look into his eyes, cuz I knew he was trying to cover his own ass. I was so pissed. I didn't say anything cuz I couldn't do anything, I'm just a kid. He finally asked me to get an X-ray to see if there was any damage, which my family had to pay for even though it was his fault. Luckily, there is no lasting damage.

Another time, I went to my dentist to take out my wisdom tooth near the back of my mouth. He physically forced me to open my mouth wider than I could open normally, even though I said it hurt. Now I have TMJ. ****ing dentists. I hate ****ing dentists.

 

I just got my braces of recently and my orthodinst was an idiot. He kept telling me every appointment that I had too many cavities and crap and I needed to see a Dentist. I've never had 1 cavity in my life and i go to the dentist multiple times per year. One day I was sittin there and all of a sudden, without telling me, he starting digging into my gums. he cut out a small 2-3 by 2-3 millimeter square and I was bleeding all over the place and coughing up blood. He then said I sould thank him for doing that free of charge. I was pretty pissed off. I had some huge ass scars under my front teeth for about 6 months. After he had butcherd my mouth and I had told him to stop, his hand slipped and I got several cuts under my tounge. That said I havnt been back to that jackass since. I felt like i was in the move "the dentist" if anyone's ever seen that.
My dentist however is a pretty good person. Dr. Moon on Fanin I think. Another one I have also been to, I'll have to get back to you on the location, does not use scrapers or any tools. They just use lasers to clear all plaque and tarter. I think the Dr's name is Flesh

 

I've was scammed by one dentist when I was a kid (he was so bad he lost his license) and i'm pretty sure I was scammed by another about ten years ago.

I'm a rabid anti-dentite.

 

I use Dr. Coleman at Houston Cosmetic Dentistry and have never had any problems. It's a first class operation, imo.

http://www.houstoncosmeticdentistry.com/

 

Don't go to Dr Herbst. They'll suck up your insurance.

 

I went to a dentist once on a referral who told me I needed about $3,000 worth of work. Yeah...$3,000.

Before I turned over that kind of cash I went to the dentist my parents have been seeing. He looked at my teeth and said, "I can't begin to tell you what that dentist was even talking about. There's nothing to do here. We'll clean them for you...but there's no work necessary here."

 

a poster on here is a dentist...i forgot who.

 

redefined, his number is (713)621-7777. Tell them that you want a 2nd opinion and if it turns out that you do have cavities, then you can go back to your old dentist and get that taken care of.

As far as cavities are concerned, you wont necessarily be able to see them unless you have the right lighting and they are on your anterior teeth. If they are on your molars, then you cant tell just by looking in the mirror.

In any case, you guys are right that you can get scammed at a dentist office. Im heading into the profession and Ive seen just about everything. But, there are some good ones out there. The only problem is that even when you do have problems with your mouth, the cost of getting it fixed is very high, so you're basically in a lose-lose position...and the dentist is in a win-win position.

 

Dr. Pryzant in the Rice area is good. Works out of a house on Sunset. No unnecessary work. Nice lady. Unpretentious.

I was unhappy to learn with a previous dentist that there was an incentive to sell crowns, when other procedures would suffice.

 

Who are the cheapest dentists in town? Some of these guys clearly are out to get your money.

 

Dentist Terry Council Located by lakewood in northwest Houston is great

 

This guys good, and he's got a super hot staff.

Dr Mark K Hardy
90 Wilson Rd
Humble, TX 77338-3922
(281) 446-7353

 

Dr. Guy M Lewis is the Official Cosmetic Dentist of the Houston Rockets, POWER DANCERS, and Houston Aeros. Maybe you get lucky and bump into one of them... get your teeth autographed man