{"id":518,"date":"2018-06-15T16:49:30","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T20:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/?p=518"},"modified":"2019-07-01T00:18:57","modified_gmt":"2019-07-01T04:18:57","slug":"charge-emergency-dentist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/charge-emergency-dentist\/","title":{"rendered":"Can I Charge a Store for My Emergency Dentist?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I was at a store and grabbing an item when something fell from their top shelf and hit me in the mouth. I started bleeding and the manager was very apologetic. At the time I didn&#8217;t think anything was wrong with my teeth, but today one of my front teeth seems to be getting darker. What do I do? If I have to go to an emergency dentist will they bill the store?<\/p>\n<p>Laurie<\/p>\n<p>Dear Laurie,<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-421\" src=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/PorcelainCrown.jpg\" alt=\"Libertyville Emergency Dentist\" width=\"240\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sorry this happened to you. What you&#8217;ll need to do is contact the store manager and tell him or her what&#8217;s going on. It&#8217;s very likely they&#8217;ll be willing to pay the bill. Don&#8217;t put off getting treatment though. The darkening color is likely a gray color which means your tooth is either dead or dying.<\/p>\n<p>You will need to get a root canal treatment and a dental crown. If you wait, you could lose the tooth. <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/tooth-extraction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that will mean an extraction<\/a> and tooth replacement. It&#8217;s much simpler (and less expensive) to repair a tooth than to replace it.<\/p>\n<h2>Who Pays for an Emergency Dentist?<\/h2>\n<p>As to who pays, unless the manager lets <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/emergency-dentist.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the emergency dentist<\/a> know to bill the store he can only bill the person receiving the treatment. That doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t send them the bill if you have an agreement with them. Just be aware that you&#8217;re the one responsible for it.<\/p>\n<p>If for some reason the store manager decides he&#8217;s not going to pay the bill you have a couple of choices. First, you could take them to court. Just be certain you get treatment in a timely manner. The court system will only charge the defendant for the initial treatment needed as a result of the accident. They won&#8217;t cover additional treatment required because you put off treatment.<\/p>\n<p>A second option is to make a PR fuss. Call your local news station and let them know what happened. They may pay the bill to avoid the bad publicity.<\/p>\n<h2>Dental Crowns on Front Teeth<\/h2>\n<p>Because it&#8217;s a front tooth which was injured, you want to be careful what type of crown you have placed. Many dentists will place porcelain-fused-to-metal crowns no matter where the tooth is located. That is a mistake. Metal-based crowns are more opaque looking than your natural teeth. Plus, they all eventually develop a gray line at your gum line, which will be remarkably unattractive.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ll want to make sure whichever dentist you go to gives you <a href=\"https:\/\/libertyvilledentist.com\/porcelain-crowns.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">an all-porcelain crown<\/a>. They look much more natural and you&#8217;ll never have to worry about anything peeking out from your gums.<\/p>\n<p>This blog is brought to you by Dr. David Potts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was at a store and grabbing an item when something fell from their top shelf and hit me in the mouth. I started bleeding and the manager was very apologetic. At the time I didn&#8217;t think anything was wrong with my teeth, but today one of my front teeth seems to be getting darker. 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