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Inlays are fillings. Fillings don't typically crack after a year. You should find out why that happened, before assuming the doctor did something wrong. For instance, if he recommended gold, and you insisted on a low-quality porcelain to save money, then you probably should have taken his recommendation and accepted the gold at the higher price, to avoid another cost a year later.
If this was intended as a temporary filling, and you were just really hoping it'd last, then you need to suck it up and get that permanent filling.
If there's something odd about the natural flora in your mouth that is causing the filling to weaken, then again - it's not within the doctor's control.
If you weren't taking care of your teeth following the inlay, and cracked nuts or chewed ice with your teeth, and subsquently cracked the filling, then no, the dentist isn't responsible for that. If you didn't floss and got decay at the gumline, and the decay has entered the tooth from the underside and weakened the filling, then no, not the dentits's responsibility.
The only time the dentist -could- be responsible for your filling being cracked, is if he lied about giving you a higher quality permanent filling and gave you a lower quality temp fillng. Or if he applied it incorrectly. Or if he gave you incorrect instructions for care (such as - oh don't worry about brushing your teeth, that's so overrated!).
In short, find out WHY your inlay cracked. And respond accordingly.
Inlays are fillings. Fillings don't typically crack after a year. You should find out why that happened, before assuming the doctor did something wrong. For instance, if he recommended gold, and you insisted on a low-quality porcelain to save money, then you probably should have taken his recommendation and accepted the gold at the higher price, to avoid another cost a year later.
If this was intended as a temporary filling, and you were just really hoping it'd last, then you need to suck it up and get that permanent filling.
If there's something odd about the natural flora in your mouth that is causing the filling to weaken, then again - it's not within the doctor's control.
If you weren't taking care of your teeth following the inlay, and cracked nuts or chewed ice with your teeth, and subsquently cracked the filling, then no, the dentist isn't responsible for that. If you didn't floss and got decay at the gumline, and the decay has entered the tooth from the underside and weakened the filling, then no, not the dentits's responsibility.
The only time the dentist -could- be responsible for your filling being cracked, is if he lied about giving you a higher quality permanent filling and gave you a lower quality temp fillng. Or if he applied it incorrectly. Or if he gave you incorrect instructions for care (such as - oh don't worry about brushing your teeth, that's so overrated!).
In short, find out WHY your inlay cracked. And respond accordingly.
ya you are so right! thank you!
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