Review by
Smiling Patient
Stars:
2.0
on
2011-10-15
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This dentist made a crown for one of my teeth but didn't prep it properly. Over time (about 2 1/2 yrs) there was a spot on the Xrays which looked like decay. He said @ every exam not to worry that it was nothing. His assoc. was filling in for him on one of my appts. & said that the crown was shoddy & needed to be replaced. She said the dentist who did the procedure did a very poor job. Soon thereafter I was getting killer migraine headaches & ended up in the emergency room for observation. I had such bad vertigo my doctor wanted to run tests for a possible stroke. In the final analysis, because of the poor workmanship of the crown & the on-going decay, there was toxic bacteria entering my sinus canal & causing my headaches & nausea. Dr. Altomare's failure to address this issue & nip it in the bud by removing the bad crown & decay earlier led to a hospital stay which cost me $3000 out of pocket expenses & lost work time. Thanks to my new dentist, who treated me for a year for tooth restoration & making a new crown, the tooth was saved. However I had to pay for a root canal ($800) & new crown ($700) to fix the problem tooth. This doesn't include the numerous office visits (20) to save the tooth. My total expenses were over $5000.
out of 5 stars
