{"id":3731,"date":"2018-05-29T16:11:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:11:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2018-05-29T16:16:01","modified_gmt":"2018-05-29T23:16:01","slug":"i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/","title":{"rendered":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"responsive-post-content\">\n<div class=\"post-left-column\">\n<script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: small;\">We thank our advertisers who help fund this site.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- MyNewSmile sidebar tall --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 300px; height: 600px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4419877247826466\" data-ad-slot=\"6363395985\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n\/\/ ]]><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-right-column\">\n<p>Dr. Hall,<br \/>\nI had an upper partial made by a dental lab. I did not go through a dentist.<\/p>\n<p>The last partial I got, nine years ago, my dentist used this lab. They did such a good job that I decided to go directly to them this time. But this time it&#8217;s not working out so well. I have a front tooth missing that was supposed to be replaced using this partial, however, the tooth won&#8217;t stay fastened to the metal. There was so much plastic backing that all the pressure was on my one bottom front tooth. He ground down a lot to make my bite touch but now there is not way of holding this tooth in place. Also the plate is too short and is sitting in the cavity where my old tooth was and it creates a rocking motion when I chew.<\/p>\n<p>I have been back at least nine times and the last time he told me to go away and stop bothering him. I asked for my money back but he refused. What can I do <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/how-to-ask-for-a-refund-from-your-dentist\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">to get my money back<\/a>?<br \/>\n&#8211; Bill<\/p>\n<p>Bill,<br \/>\nA very interesting question, and there are some interesting points to make in answering you.<\/p>\n<p>I must say that I&#8217;m not following you as far as understanding the problems you are having with the bite and the one tooth in this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/dental\/partial_dentures.htm\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">removable partial denture<\/a>. The rocking I understand, and that is a fundamental problem that in most cases is due to a distorted framework&mdash;a problem that could have originated with a distorted impression. Fixing this would require starting over again. The impression is supposed to be taken by the dentist, who is trained and experienced in creating an accurate model of your teeth that will enable the technician to fabricate an accurate metal framework. Technicians aren&#8217;t trained to do this step, which is one of the reasons it is illegal for them to do that.<\/p>\n<p>So the answer to how to get your money back is fairly simple&mdash;just threaten to report the technician to the authorities. This seems mean because, while it was illegal for him to make this removable partial without involving a dentist, you were the one who asked him to do it, so you should share in that responsibility. But he is the one who knows the law better and so bears the bulk of the responsibility. So just go to him and tell him that if he doesn&#8217;t refund your money you&#8217;ll tattle to the state dental board and agree to be a witness in his prosecution. My guess is that this will work magic. And hopefully that may save some other patient from making the same mistake you did.<br \/>\n&#8211; Dr. Hall<\/p>\n<p>Do you have a comment or anything else to add? We&#8217;d love to hear from you. Enter your comment below.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: currentColor; width: 450px; height: 80px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mynewsmile.com&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Click here to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/askdr.htm\">ask Dr. Hall<\/a> a question of your own.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. Dr. Hall, I had an upper partial made by a dental lab. I did not go through a dentist. The last partial I got, nine years ago, my dentist used this lab. They did such a good job that I decided to go directly to them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[674,513,1086,190,300,1096,1097],"class_list":["post-3731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-partial-dentures","tag-dental-board","tag-dental-lab-technician","tag-dental-refund","tag-getting-a-refund-from-a-dentist","tag-partial-denture","tag-removable-partial-denture","tag-rocking-partial-denture","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. Dr. Hall, I had an upper partial made by a dental lab. I did not go through a dentist. The last partial I got, nine years ago, my dentist used this lab. They did such a good job that I decided to go directly to them [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Cosmetic Dentistry Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2018-05-29T23:11:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-05-29T23:16:01+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David A. Hall\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"David A. Hall\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog","og_description":"We thank our advertisers who help fund this site. Dr. Hall, I had an upper partial made by a dental lab. I did not go through a dentist. The last partial I got, nine years ago, my dentist used this lab. They did such a good job that I decided to go directly to them [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/","og_site_name":"Cosmetic Dentistry Blog","article_published_time":"2018-05-29T23:11:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-05-29T23:16:01+00:00","author":"David A. Hall","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"David A. Hall","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/"},"author":{"name":"David A. Hall","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/60d45e438b269f3691398d223c943d75"},"headline":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial","datePublished":"2018-05-29T23:11:26+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-29T23:16:01+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/"},"wordCount":518,"commentCount":3,"keywords":["dental board","dental lab technician","dental refund","getting a refund from a dentist","partial denture","removable partial denture","rocking partial denture"],"articleSection":["Partial dentures"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/","url":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/","name":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial - Cosmetic Dentistry Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2018-05-29T23:11:26+00:00","dateModified":"2018-05-29T23:16:01+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/60d45e438b269f3691398d223c943d75"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/i-went-directly-to-the-dental-lab-to-make-my-partial\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"I went directly to the dental lab to make my partial"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/","name":"Cosmetic Dentistry Blog","description":"Cosmetic and General Dentistry Questions Answered","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/60d45e438b269f3691398d223c943d75","name":"David A. Hall","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4615c869fad982a8b037801e6bd5181b104e67228b9c0525d2ad490de1e7b78e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4615c869fad982a8b037801e6bd5181b104e67228b9c0525d2ad490de1e7b78e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4615c869fad982a8b037801e6bd5181b104e67228b9c0525d2ad490de1e7b78e?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"David A. Hall"},"description":"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.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.infinitydentalweb.com"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3731"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3733,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731\/revisions\/3733"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mynewsmile.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}