Don't be so sure the new dentist is out to get you. I always had perfect teeth until I hit the age of fourteen and had to change dentists because my original only treated children. I went to the new guy and found out I had ten cavities. This seemed ridiculous since I'd had six month checkups for as long as I could remember. We went back to my original dentist, he took x-rays and looked and basically said, "Yep, he's right. My bad." I just had a root canal, myself, actually. Just tell them you are nervous about going in and they should prescribe you something to knock you out. I didn't feel anything at all.

that's medical malpractice. Get you a lawyer and you can make some serious bank. Probably get money for the procedure, as well as a bit for pain and suffering

Could your new dentist possibly be trying to take your money?

Dentists seem to try to rip you off... my old dentist told me i didn't need braces, and so did my current dentist, but an orthodonist seemed to think otherwise. And so did a second orthodontist, but the funny thing is, both of these orthodontists had wildly different "problems" with my teeth... So i went to one of them, who said i would only have them for a year, and here I am two years later, and they still aren't off

OH MY GOD this happened to me. I had to get nine cavities drilled'n'filled in one day. And they were all really old and really deep because my first dentist had been not seeing them since I was a kid. **** our lives.

LoL I think all dentist are like that. I've been top a few that say I have perfect teeth and others that say I need to get some teeth pulled :/ In the end its just a bunch of money you gotta spend which sucks :(

Well I always listen to my dentist simply cause I don't want to look like a guy with terrible teeth, it's my nightmare... But go for a second opinion (it's why I'm making friends with some soon-to-be dentists in college) since it doesn't seem that uncommon that they're just stealing your money. Also, wouldn't you be able to notice it if you needed a root canal? Do the heat and cold test yourself or something.

same thing happened to me. old dentist didn't notice my giant cavity and now i just got a root canal from a new dentist two days ago. it wasn't hurting but if u need a root canal, get it done early before it starts hurting, or you'll lose a tooth.

i have never had a root canal, but apparently they're painful, so i think u would have noticed... and idk... my ortho is always bing like "well, u COULD take this out, but it wouldn't b really necessary in the long run...." so idk

ow ow ow ow owwww that sucks :(