Ok, now I have to put my oar in the water. First, for 2BNTV, I would never trust a dentist that allowed me to have my teeth cleaned at his/her office without examining me first if it's a first visit. Secondly, I have an analogy....Let's say you take your car to a mechanic because you have a hose leaking. The mechanic says "We can do this cheaply, I'll put this great tape over the busted hose and that should take care of it for a while." You go on your way, thinking it's taken care of and six months later you are back at the garage because the 'fix' is now broken again. This time, you take it to a better mechanic who tells you that he can repair it by replacing the hose. What he doesn't tell you, because he doesn't want to appear to be 'gouging' you is that the other hoses are looking pretty bad. He replaces the hose and you go on your merry way. Six months later, the other hose goes, only this time it causes your engine to overheat and destroys the engine. Let me ask, was the first guy doing his job? If the second guy had told you that yes, we can do a 'temporary' fix but in reality your car needs a major overhaul would you have thought he was trying to bilk you out of your money? It's quite similar in dentistry. A minor fix might work for a while but any good dentist is going to tell you what you need to do in order to make everything right. At that point, it's totally up to you. Don't you want to be educated? It's your health.
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