Hi!
So following a root canal on my front tooth, I needed to have a crown done. The dentist gave me a tiny mirror and gave me a couple of seconds to pick a tooth shade. Flash forward two weeks, the color is clearly wrong, "stands out like a sore thumb" says the dentist, who then puts it on and says "we should do a veneer", I'll let you think about it.

I should mention at this point that I have no experience with crowns, root canals, or veneers. So I'm thinking, OK, this is a small correction, it shouldn't be too bad cost wise. Of course, the dentist doesn't say anything about the price at this point. After I say yes the color looks off, she jumps right in and redoes a temporary crown.

Only now do they show me the amount, and want me to sign my rights away. Here's the true scam: I see the $1000 amount on the screen and immediately start having second thoughts, but the assistant says "don't worry, that's not the amount you're responsible for". Which was either ignorance or a bold-face lie, because when I go to the front desk sure enough the insurance doesn't cover any of it!

Has anyone else experienced this? Why am I paying for the dentist messing up the shade? Since I was possibly LIED to, do you have any legal recourse?

I look forward to hearing opinions on this!