Dr Thinus Groenewald (Orthodontist, Kenridge)

I am not a professional however I have consulted professionals and I have done proper research.

My retainer on my front 4 teeth came off one tooth a couple years ago. The doctor glued it back under guarantee.

The tooth has visibly moved inward since then. Keep in mind I had braces in order to have well aligned front teeth.

A week ago it popped off the tooth again. So the doctor glued it back again. This time I was wiser and noticed they put a tooth pick behind the retainer to clean underneath and hold it back to work.

This put a lot of pressure on the retainer causing it to bend in. The doctor then forced it back, held it down and glued it in place, causing a pull on the tooth that I can still feel almost a week later, the tooth has become quite sensitive. He even told me he pulled it tight, like as if that's a good thing.

I expressed my concerns to the doctor and the strong pulling feeling, but he brushed it off.

I phoned in the next day and made an appointment to come back. This costed me about R300 of taking off work which I don't get paid for.

The doctor again brushed it off, but he tried bending it in my mouth, I was there for minutes, I asked him to remove it and fix it and replace it but he told me it's too much work for him and said if the tooth moves more and I can't bite properly then he'll fix it.

I expressed my that concern was that the worst of the pull is over but the weak pull which remains will slowly drift the tooth inward over many years and I am unhappy about how much in the tooth has moved in already.

I asked the doctor how much he will charge me to fix (the mess he made). And he gave me a full price of R1045