Dentist fitted a 700 pound hard splint for me, ostensibly to prevent further wear and tear on my teeth. The splint was very uncomfortable and I had to go back several times for adjustments before I could wear it at all. Finally, I forced myself to wear it for a week, upon the dentist's recommendations, but the splint was still uneven at that point and irrepa...
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Dentist fitted a 700 pound hard splint for me, ostensibly to prevent further wear and tear on my teeth. The splint was very uncomfortable and I had to go back several times for adjustments before I could wear it at all. Finally, I forced myself to wear it for a week, upon the dentist's recommendations, but the splint was still uneven at that point and irreparably damaged the tooth where it was exerting the most pressure.
I wore the splint for 1 week but that back tooth has been in pain whenever touched for 8 months since. My new dentist can't find what is wrong on x-ray, but says it could be ligament damage and hard splints need expert fitting.
I don't know if the dentist here is an expert for hard splints or not, but I would be cautious doing anything complex with them.
Throughout this whole process, the dentist was adjusting the hard splint free of charge, but acting impatient and dismissive of my concerns. I would much rather they charged more and fixed the issue, than possibly permanently damaging my tooth.
Overall, a very bad experience and would not recommend!
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