PerformanceLittle541

u/PerformanceLittle541


r/askdentists•

Last year, my 77-year-old mom went to the dentist and was told she needed to have most of her teeth pulled, but a couple of her front ones were still okay. They told her that after healing, they’d make her a partial denture. Her insurance didn’t cover most of it, so she had to take out a loan to pay for everything.

She eventually got her partial and was super excited—she wore them for two days and had zero issues. No pain, no trouble eating, no gagging—she was adjusting really well. But on day three, she suddenly got very sick. No energy, flu-like symptoms, nausea—she was in bed for days. She stopped wearing the partials while sick. After about a week, she tried again… and by day three, she

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r/legaladvice•

My 77-year-old mother received a partial denture from a dental practice last year. After a couple days of wearing it, she began experiencing flu-like symptoms, fatigue, and nausea. Every time she resumed wearing it, the same symptoms returned by day three. She eventually stopped using it.

When she informed the dental office, they dismissed her concerns and told her it was unrelated. They also told her two of her remaining front teeth (which they previously said were fine) were now infected and needed to be extracted. She asked for antibiotics but was refused and sent home with the infection untreated.

Months later, she gave the denture another try and became sick again. I researched and le

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