I saw Dr. Ely in 2004 for a painful tooth. I didn't have dental insurance at the time and would be paying out of my pocket. Dr. Ely took a look at my tooth and said I would need a filling. I was afraid I'd need a root canal, but he reassured me that I did not need one. Within the month I had alot of pain still remaining in this tooth; He told me to come back in and said that I WOULD need a root canal in that tooth afterall. I was upset because he looked me in the eyes and said I wouldn't need one. I had no choice but to get the root canal. For the next two years I still had pain in this tooth but his office said this was normal. It sure didn't feel normal. Finally my tooth gave up. I had a huge abscess above the gum and felt my only choice was to go to an endodontist, one of the best in Bellevue. He saw on x-rays that my tooth was severely cracked from the root and said the only way possible for this type of crack was from the root canal tool that Dr. Ely used. I finally realized why I had so much pain. A dentist error that I have to pay for! My tooth had to be EXTRACTED. I have paid out so much money for this error I will never go back to this office.
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