Oasis dental practice

brook2jack

There is ,apart from a couple of rare syndromes, no such thing as weak enamel.

However an increasingly common problem in the UK is acid erosion where acid eats away the teeth in a very characteristic way.

The acid can be from food/drink (fruit juice, fizzy drinks, sports drinks, fruit tea etc) or from the stomach.

Acid from the stomach eats away in a characteristic pattern and yes bulimia can be one cause but it can also be acid reflux, hiatus hernia , over overproduction of stomach acid etc can also be a cause. If acid erosion is suspected it is very important to treat the cause because it wreaks havoc with the lining of your oesophagus and can lead to some very nasty consequences.

As ts said Oasis is only a company that owns dental surgeries . The difference between them and a family practice is their surgeries are run very strictly on business lines, they tend to run large multi clinic practices , they tend to bid for large nhs contracts and to fulfil these actively recruit abroad. The dentists will , like all practices, be both good and bad. However because they are basically a large business the turnover of dentists tends to be much higher than in a small family type practice.

thegirlintheattic

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In any case, for a dentist to repeatedly accuse (not ask) a patient of having an eating disorder is unacceptable and unprofessional. I received an apology following my complaint but will not go back to a practice that employs people like that. I do hope if you are a dentist you do not feel that it's acceptable to treat patients in this manner.

brook2jack

Enamel on the front adult teeth starts forming in the last few months of pregnancy and all of the enamel on the vast majority of teeth is formed by the time you are three.

Any medication which would "weaken" the teeth would weaken the bone first and cause massive problems. There is an exception which is tetracycline which does not weaken teeth but turns them a funny colour and can result in bands of differently coloured enamel. There are a few rare syndromes which do result in weak enamel e.g. amelogenesis imperfections, dentinogenesis imperfections and these syndromes create dental nightmares for those unfortunate enough to have them.

Individual teeth can be affected by hyperplasia where enamel formation can be disrupted by illness or trauma at or close to the time of birth. This tends to show as brown spots or bands on one or two teeth.

Fluoride supplements are completely useless unless you are a young child as the teeth are already formed and fluoride only gets taken up in developing teeth, they should not be taken by adults. High fluoride toothpastes, varnishes and mouthwash prescribed by a dentist are helpful because they work on the surface of teeth.

However grinding is a terrifically damaging problem problem and even the healthiest, unfilled tooth can be split, damaged and break as a result of grinding. It also exacerbates any other problems such as gum disease, acid erosion and because it is entirely subconscious and so destructive can make keeping dentally healthy, and treating appropriately very challenging.

thegirlintheattic

Now you are accusing me of being mentally ill! All you seem to have done on this thread is blame people for their experiences at the hands of bad dentists and try to exonerate the unprofessional behavior of dentists experienced by posters on this thread. I'm not going to be drawn into a discussion of my medical history on here, suffice it to say I trust my current dentist and GP over some poster on an internet forum.

OP - I would put in a complaint. No professional should behave in that manner, regardless of what he thought he would achieve. If you do a quick google search there are many unhappy Oasis customers

welshdent

I think you are reading in to things way too much. No one has accused you of being mentally ill! Certainly not brook! All they have done is explain some causes of enamel problems!

j.e.j.

brook2jack wrote: »

However grinding is a terrifically damaging problem problem and even the healthiest, unfilled tooth can be split, damaged and break as a result of grinding. It also exacerbates any other problems such as gum disease, acid erosion and because it is entirely subconscious and so destructive can make keeping mentally healthy, and treating appropriately very challenging.

thegirlintheattic wrote: »

Now you are accusing me of being mentally ill!

I'm wondering if he actually meant dentally?? :rotfl:
I do agree with your post, though. Better to go by your own dr or dentist.

thegirlintheattic

j.e.j. wrote: »

I'm wondering if he actually meant dentally?? :rotfl:
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lol that would make more sense.

Blackpool_Saver

I am so lucky with my dentist

DomRavioli

I was registered with Oasis in Rochdale, for just under a year. I went in for a routine filling which was 4mm - the dentist failed to clean the area and fully remove the damaged tooth. The filling came out within an hour of being put in (Didn't eat, drink, smoke or talk!).
Then saw a second dentist in the same practice, who drilled out more of the tooth, and another failed filling, it did stay in for a whole 5 hours.

I refused to go back, as they had taken so much tooth away unnecessarily; it ended with me having 2 teeth taken out as they had damaged the adjacent tooth.

I instigated legal action and they settled out of court, including having 2 dental implants (they bloody hurt), and a full written apology.
The dentists in question are undergoing fitness to practice hearings, and I've been told that this is not uncommon within Oasis.

brook2jack

j.e.j. wrote: »

I'm wondering if he actually meant dentally?? :rotfl:
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quite right, edited to amend.