This is good advice to those out there, that are taking the word of a professional and yet know there is something wrong....always worth a second opinion.

Sorry you have to experience root canal and the cost because of the lack of care of a dentist who didn't do his job.

Thanks for sharing.

Cheers Janice

yes very costly and with the whole family we have spend over $2000 probably more all for him to do patch up jobs and not look at the real problems. My son recenetly went to him and had to have a toot pulled to let his wisdom tooth come through however he snapped his tooth because he said it was rotten which we all very much doubting now he had to go to the hospital for day surgery to have it removed that was another $800

Great advice; nobody knows your body as well as you do and it makes sense to get a 2nd opinion or 3rd if you aren't happy with the results.  It sounds like you were very lucky, that could have been quite detrimental to your health and I imagine that all those visits would have been quite costly.

you are so right in this case it was my husband nagging me to get a second opinion because a man he used to work with has damage to his heart now because it went through his blood. Another day or so and I know I would have been in serious trouble. The one good thing that has come out of all this is that now I will be taking my kids to this other dentist, even my kids could have been in danger if they kept going to this idiot.  I hope they don't have to much damage to there teeth. My son actualy went to this dentist early this year and he couldn't find anything wrong with his teeth and it turned out to be his wisdom teeth coming up and down which once again this other dentist told us. Warning bells should have been ringing them but I just put to much trust in this dentist.

great advice .believe me it was more than your tooth that was in danger! im surprised the gp also didnt see the absess. it happened to my hubby and he was put on antibiotis straight away. his tooth had been extracted. but the dentist snapped it. this was years ago. i had to drag hubby to the docs. He is a typical male that hates going.

the doc had said if he had left it 24 hours the infection would have travelled into his blood stream. He was lucky to be alive!!

What's with all the voting Natzi's out there today? Good advice Sandra it's always important to seek a second, third + opinion when in doubt or you don't like the response you're given. I gave you an appropriate score but it seems people are out in force today to vote people's articles down.