Incompetent dentist - advice please

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Sian
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Incompetent dentist - advice please

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Hello, really hope someone can help me out, I particularly would appreciate your advice Dr Tif if possible please.
I have been having inman aligner treatment for 6 months - having worn the aligner itself for 11 weeks and a series of at least 7 clear aligners since then my teeth are still not straight. The complication is that my canine teeth were also slightly rotated however my dentist guaranteed he could fix this. He has filed my teeth a lot and he does not appear to have taken much care when he was doing so as the teeth on either side of my mouth are now a different shape and size to the corresponding tooth on the other side. In addition it looks like the bottom of my teeth will be very uneven when (if) the treatment is completed. I am so upset as in addition to the excessive length of treatment time, he has changed the shape of my teeth, and i am not seeing the desired results. I feel he is somewhat incompetent with this treatment and I dont want him to file anymore of my teeth. In addition he has left scratch marks on one of my front teeth when he removed the composite bonding. Unfortunately I have paid upfront otherwise I would prefer to discontinue treatment, I'm so worried he's going to ruin my teeth and Im not sure what I can do. Please can someone advise what course of action I can take please, I'd really appreciate it. x

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#2 Post by bbsadmin »

Who is Dr. Tif?
I'm the owner/admin of this site. Had ceramic uppers, metal lowers ~3 years in my early 40's. Now in Hawley retainers at night!

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#3 Post by catgyrl »

I think they mean Dr. Tam. :)

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