Review by
Smiling Patient
Stars:
2.5
on
2006-12-08
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I found a small cavity on my 2-year-old daughter's tooth and took her to his office. He pointed out she had problems with four teeth. I felt he is kind of accusing me for making her teeth decay. Then he suggested that she should go under sedation to receive a treatment. And the estimated cost was $1800 (which was not covered by our dental plan). I got totally upset. Are her teeth that bad? I immediately scheduled the appointment. Her "surgery" was scheduled 10 days after our first visit.
But I wanted second opinion. So I went to another dentist, Dr. David Youssefi in Santa Monica. He told me that only one should be fixed ( he told me that another has a small problem but we could wait and fix it when she becomes 5 or 6). He then said, "Shall we fix it today? " And he fixed her bad cavity immediately. He only used local anesthesia. She cried a lot, but I think it is by far the better for my little girl than a burdensome general anesthesia. She had white stuff. And the overall cost was $160, including exam and treatment.
I know nothing about treatment technique of Dr. Pirnazar. He may or may not have excellent technique. But I am just describing what happened to me and my little daughter.
out of 5 stars
