1 /5 E W: Horrible Experience
First the good: the dental hygienist did a great job cleaning my teeth.
The bad: I went to Dr. Schwagler for a problem filling which needed to be replaced. To my shock, the new filling was done using amalgam. Theres a reason that over 95% of new fillings DO NOT use amalgam - amalgam contains the deadly poison mercury.
I called the office and when Dr. Schwagler returned my call, she claimed that shed used Equia for the new filling. But this isnt my first rodeo, and I know that is a lie. The claim submitted to my insurance also claimed that a composite was used for the filling.
The thing is that Equia requires 48 hours to fully cure and patients are advised to eat only soft foods during that time - of course, I wasnt told that because the filling wasnt composite.
Not only was amalgam used, but a piece of the new filling fell out within the first couple of weeks.
Doctor Schwagler also thought it was a great idea to grind down a crown which Ive had for decades - no other dentist during my numerous visits over those decades thought it was necessary to do that, but for some reason, Dr. Schwagler did - now the edge of the crown no longer aligns with the adjacent tooth.
Finally, the issue for which I needed the filling replaced was not resolved so the entire experience was a complete waste of time and now I have a new amalgam filling; would much rather that I didnt.
Stay away!
