Because I have a fear of dentists I expressed my concerns to ClearChoice and I was told I would be sedated and put to sleep. But instead I woke up in the middle of the procedure and when I tried to get up because it hurts so much they held my arms down with no additional painkiller.
When the procedure was finished I immediately noticed that my top teeth were too far forward preventing my lips to comfortably close and now I dribble saliva out of the corners of my mouth during the day and all night long. I was told by ClearChoice this is standard procedure. They never said that I would have terrible breath from now on and I do. Had to go back in to ClearChoice because something was sticking out of the side of my gum. They told me I cannot eat solid food and the food they told me I can eat gets caught inside the implant.
I’m still having excessive pain and the new procedures are not even completed. If I would have been told half of this would happen I would not have ever gone to ClearChoice. My wife and I have now spent a lot of money and I wish I would not have had this procedure done. Because they held me down now I have nightmares most nights and cannot sleep. Every morning I wake up saliva has been going down my cheeks all night long onto my pillow and the sheets creating a terrible odor.
I went to the ClearChoice in Metairie, LA
– Benson T. from Lafayette Louisiana
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Benson,
Thanks for sharing your experience. Since I have heard that ClearChoice has threatened patients who report adverse experiences at their clinics, I have used a pseudonym instead of your actual name.
It is not that rare that a patient can be more resistant to sedation. The sedation worked on you, but was apparently not quite deep enough and you woke up prematurely. What I would have done is give you more medication, though that would definitely disrupt the schedule. I’m assuming that you were getting oral sedation, since if you had had IV sedation, it would have been rather simple for them to give you additional medication and it would take effect immediately. Their resistance to doing that suggests to me that you had oral sedation, meaning it would have taken maybe half an hour for additional medication to take effect.
It is definitely difficult to do quality work on a patient who is uncomfortable. I imagine that you were moving your head while they were working on you. That may be their excuse. But this would have been solved had they taken the time to fully sedate you.
I hope this helps others.
– Dr. Hall
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Dr. David A. Hall was one of the first 40 accredited cosmetic dentists in the world. He practiced cosmetic dentistry in Iowa, and in 1990 earned his accreditation with the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. He is now president of Infinity Dental Web, a company in Mesa, Arizona that does advanced internet marketing for dentists.
This posting from Benson was a deja vu for me. I had the exact. same experience during the extraction of my teeth at the Ft Washington, PA Clear Choice. I had pleaded with Dr Wilson and the Oral surgeon to please use gum numbing gel, administered in the correct time for it to peeak before starting the injections. Well that was not done and they proceeded with the injections. I too was screaming as he started the injections. Then the techs held me down, my airway was sometimes obstructed (and I have COPD) the dental surgeon yelled at me and I looked like I was beaten in a boxing match afterwards.
Needless to say it was all downhill from there to the point that after sometime problems with the implants have surfaced and looks like nothing can be done to repair them.
So DO NOT GoTO CLEAR Choice or you’ll end up like me paid them a ton of money and nothing good to show for it. I am in worse shape with my teeth than ever.