Read review posted by Toothless on July 5, 2014, 9:31 p.m. for Dr. Marie Albano - Dentist

Dr. Marie Albano DDS - Dentist

4.5 based on 11 reviews

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Lakewood, OH

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Dentist is misleading and rude, however the hygienist was very polite. I went to a set of appointments with Dr. albano. My first appointment was for a cleaning and a filling which turned out to be three fillings in the end. First she found one. Then while filling the first one she found the other two. At that point I suspected no issues because I thought maybe she overlooked them accidentally. Then she advised me she thought a tooth in the upper front of my mouth which had a small chip actually needed to be repaired. She was very vague at explaining how she would repair it but she advised she thought it was necessary for my tooth. She rescheduled me after the first of the year so that my insurance would fully cover the correction and the office set me for a follow up appointment. This was all done because I came at the end of December so my dental benefits renewed about a week later and I was told by the staff I would have more then enough to cover fixing the one tooth. What I didn't know was that a small chip in my tooth would soon become a painful unnecessary financial nightmare stemming from the greed and misleading of Marie albano. She did not explain how she would fix my tooth but I assumed it would be some kind of slight filler since the chip was so small. This woman completely shaved my entire tooth down for a crown which was not necessary. Then gave me a small cap tooth which did not fit over the stub she left and advised I needed to come back in two weeks for the actual crown. The temporary crown didn't fit. It was painful. It was constantly falling out of my mouth. I couldn't eat. And I was angry because the tooth could have easily been saved if this woman wasn't so concerned about up charging instead of being an efficient dentist. At one point while waiting for the permanent crown I even went into the office for help because I couldn't eat and the temporary kept falling out because they never fit me for it. They gave me some Poli-grip and said to hang in there. No help at all. When the crown finally arrived it didn't fit correctly and I was left with an odd shaped tooth with a grey lining at the top that isn't even aligned with my teeth! On top of that they neglected to inform me that they added a slew of other charges exceeding my insurance limits and billed me for the excess when I was assured this wouldn't happen. Now I'm being threatened with them sending it to collections. All because this woman saw an opportunity to create a small issue into a large one to make more money. Now I have a horrible crown and a large bill for no reason. And obviously the tooth wasn't saved. Eating has never been the same. And the office is yet to resolve this. Horrible place. Do not go there. All the woman cares about is money. Unecessary procedures and she is horrible and cosmetically fixing teeth. Do your research look elsewhere.

About Hygienist: good

I know this doctor: Two years

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