# Dental frustrations **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 27, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735 "2016-12-27T23:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735/1 "2016-12-27T23:11:13Z")
My husband, a truck driver, broke a tooth that had been previously filled. He was on the road and found an Aspen dental in another state and they did a temporary repair. Less than 24 hours later whatever they put in his tooth came loose. This was approximately $200 down the drain. They told him if he was going to be in the area that they could complete the work for a new crown in two visits. Well, he came back home and went to our Aspen dental and they’re insisting that it’s going to take three visits. That’s not such a big deal, but he just had the second visit today and has paid something like $1000 of the originally quoted $1400 and now they’re saying they won’t put the new crown on until he has a ‘deep cleaning.’ And it just so happens that this will be another $550. Somebody help me here before I show up on their doorstep fuming. Does this make sense? Or is this a dental hostage situation? If I need to clarify, let me know. I’m very frustrated at this point. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735/2 "2016-12-27T23:21:27Z")
If they learned that he’s from out of town they took him for a ride. ---
**Author:** ![Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sticks_and_scones/32/16951_2.png) [@Sticks\_and\_Scones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sticks_and_Scones)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735/3 "2016-12-27T23:28:07Z")
> [@SigMan](#): > > If they learned that he’s from out of town they took him for a ride. I’ll buy that, but it’s our local dentist that is refusing to do the crown without the deep cleaning first. ---
**Author:** ![SigMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@SigMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SigMan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735/4 "2016-12-27T23:53:14Z")
Oh I get it now. I think it’s because of the botched up job and that’s what it takes to do it right. ---
**Author:** ![rsat3acr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a3d4f5/32.png) [@rsat3acr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rsat3acr)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2016, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dental-frustrations/775735/5 "2016-12-28T01:24:41Z")
Dentist here. While each Aspen office is different their general reputation in the dental community is not great. If they believe that a “deep cleaning” is needed prior to a crown being placed they should have let him know that ahead of time. Dentists vary but for an emergency situation such as this I’ll do a crown but would want the cleaning and comprehensive exam done prior to any other work. I think your assessment of dental hostage may be accurate.