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Already posted this on someone elses reply - still learning about this list

I have Sjogrens/Severe Xerostomia/Neuropathy and bruxism. In fact, that's why my teeth were extracted decades ago - before splints were invented - because I woke up every day with sore teeth and aching head/neck. I begged them to extract - now - 40 yrs later - I'm reaping the consequences of that action.

After having a crowns removed (lower canines) I had a root canal on one and new crowns placed - that's all gone relatively well The new upper and bottom partial were delivered in January. Adjustments have been ongoing weekly ever since . . . yikes

This dentist belongs to the biological dental organization linked to in Bryanna's sticky, and goes to great lengths to use the most natural products as possible. Problem is that she has mostly dealt with people who have "normal" saliva - I've had parotid gland removal due to Sjogren's tendency toward non-hodgkins lymphoma - she has never had this many adjustments on one patient and is running out of patience. She has adjusted both under the partial and the bite several times.

She sent me to the lab yesterday and to my shock, instead of smoothing out the rough edges under the partial, they made it worse and had an extremely negative attitude on top of it . . . telling me that there was no way I could live without denture pain and that I shouldn't expect to ever eat meat or salads.

Scary part of that is that my doctor is threatening to send me for IV iron because of the GI issues caused by the supplements . . . as you may or may not know . . . Sjogrens robs most moisture from the body, including that in mucous membranes and GI tract. Without TMI (too much information) bathroom visits can be excruciating.

Dentist reminded me again today when I called to report what happened at the lab . . . "all these adjustments weren't included in the cost projection" . . . they've made $6300+ on me and my part after insurance has been over $3400. . . I read someone's post on here suggesting to go to another dentist to finish adjustments and send the bill to your regular dentist. I'm not sure if it was a joke or not, but if the person who wrote it reads this . . . Could you please let me know if you were serious or not and if this is standard operating procedure