Q. I asked a dentist, I had just joined, about cosmetic work. She said she could do it and that she did it cheap so that people could afford it. She did not suggest it was of a lower standard. I had an appointment to start a bridge to replace a missing tooth(A 3 tooth unit) and a crown on another tooth to match the tooth on the opposite side of my mouth to the bridge. I went today (she was running about an hour late) she said she couldn’t do both. She tried to get me to just have the single crown done because she said they won’t match up if we get them done at the same time. I asked for the bridge. She ground down my teeth and took away some of the gum. She then said she couldn’t match the colour of my teeth because they were too light. I would have to settle for A1, despite the fact my teeth are lighter. I’m worried they will look bad.I’ve wanted them to look good for so long. She then didn’t bother putting on a temporary bridge she just put a white cement type material over the stumps, which a large chunk of fell off about three hours after. She told me to wash with salt water twice a day to stop the gums getting infected and come back if I needed antibiotics. She didn’t give me any further care instructions. I’m wondering if I made a big mistake and should have paid more for a better dentist. My ex-partner lost several teeth due to a bad bridge. Everything I’ve read suggests I should have had a temporary bridge. Does this dentist sound like she knows what she is doing? Is it okay that the bridge colour won’t match? It is cosmetic work.Should my teeth have a proper temporary cover? Can I brush the blood stained cement on the stumps?