Business ProfileforDental Associates of Delaware

On February 8th, 2024 I went in to have some fillings completed. Upon the numbing medication wearing off, tooth number 15 and the surrounding areas were causing me excruciating pain and extreme sensitivity to sweetness and cold. I gave it a few days to settle and when the pain only continued to get worse I called to see about coming back in as the pain was so bad I was taking 800mg ibuprofen every 6-8 hours around the clock. When I went back in on February 14th, 2024 I was told there were no issues and xrays were taken that revealed I now needed a root canal after having no issues prior to the filling that had been done the week prior. I was still in excruciating pain, unable to chew on that side or drink anything on that side and continued to take ibuprofen around the clock just to be able to function. Once I finally had the root canal completed 3 weeks later, I called to schedule my crown and was told it would be 2 months before I could get in. That is much too long to go between having a root canal and crown so I finally decided to switch dentists and they were able to get me in almost immediately and agreed that it was much too long and that my tooth was compromised due to the excessive drilling done during the filling, which I can attest to as I had never had so much drilling done on a tooth prior to that. This dentist, Dr. **** was rude, made me feel like a child and said something along the lines of "I'm sorry you're unable to deal with post procedural sensitivity" when I went back in to have things looked at after being in excruciating pain for almost a week. The dentist I saw in this office previously was wonderful and I never had any problems. Dr. **** was not who I was expecting to see as no one even told me my dentist was no longer there. My quality of life was and still is severly impacted due to her poor work and bedside manner. I am seeking compensation for the root canal and crown that were necessary following the butchering of my tooth.