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Toothless due to KFC

Posted Mon May 9, 2011 12:00 pm, by Mario C. written to Kentucky Fried Chicken

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A while back my family and I stopped in at KFC for dinner, the service was good and the food seemed fine then as i was chewing my chicken I bit down on a pebble that shattered 3 teeth, causing a reflex bite which caused even more damage. Bleeding and upset we asked for the manager, I was then escorted out of the store by a short heavyset black woman and handed a dollar off wooden token as she pushed me out the door.A few days later I finally was able to see a dentist and was told that I was looking at approx $26800 in dental work, now until that day i had a perfect set of teeth. I waited a few days and called KFC corporate headquarters, I explained what happened and was told that they would get back with me, that has never happened, I have spent over $9000 since that day and it has gotten progressively worse, at a recent dentist visit I was told Im now looking at $50000 to fix this mess and never so much as a word from KFC to this day.A lawyer called me out of the blue one day and I was told that I was one of 4 people that it happened to at that store, and wanted to know if i wanted legal help, I said no thinking they would do what right, silly me HUH!!

Set up a dentist so I can get this fixed, It now has caused a lot of health problems, I cant eat, and have been on antibiotics for almost a year now.
All I want is for them to do the right thing and pay the darn dental bill.


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by hobbs Posted Sun June 12, 2011 @ 8:17 PM

I had major dental surgery; four wisdom tooth extractions and two
fillings spread out over several weeks. Paying out of pocket came out
to around $2000. I have no idea where you would have to pay such
outrageous prices for three teeth to be repaired. It seems that the
$9000 sprent would have been adequate for this task.

I also find it odd that, without an incident/police report, a lawyer
would be able to track you down and offer legal help. That doesn't
seem completely on the ball either.

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by MOOBS Posted Tue June 7, 2011 @ 2:13 PM

You have to bite down on a pebble mighty hard to be able to "shatter"
THREE TEETH, and if you were eating chicken, as soft as that is, your
"reflex" would have sensed something was in your mouth that was MUCH
harder than chicken long before you bit down on anything.

If your teeth did in fact shatter because of one single bite on a
"pebble" than you were long over due for a Dentist appointment
anyway.

Common sense would be to stay at the location during the incident and
require a member of Management to complete an accident report. Most
major companies are required to do this. If you are refused an
accident report...go as far as to call the police and report the
incident through them.

I have never, ever heard of a wooden token coupon/giftcard/whatever
from KFC, please enlighten me. And please also enlighten me as to
what planet you live on where Lawyers contact you out of the blue.

For the money your crook of a Dentist has supposedly charged you thus
far you could have received an entire mouth full of brand new teeth.

I'm sensing an odor here and it's more than just halitosis.


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by Solumina Posted Mon May 23, 2011 @ 6:52 PM

If you had cracked your teeth like that then why the hell didn't you
see someone right away?

Also did you keep the "pebble"? I'm wondering if it was actually a
pebble (as there really shouldn't be a way for a pebble to find its
way into your chicken) or if it was a piece of bone. If it was a
pebble and this has happened with other people then perhaps a health
inspection may be in order. It may not help you but if a pebble
managed to get in their chicken then their food handling is not up to
par.

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by Tiffy611 Posted Wed May 18, 2011 @ 12:40 AM

I'm sorry, but this screams "SCAM" to me! Unless there is a record of
some kind, there is no way a lawyer would have "called out of the
blue". This whole story is bulls***.

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by PepperElf Posted Wed May 11, 2011 @ 11:26 AM

I would recommend going back to the location with a copy of your
dental bills and ask to talk to a manager.

You may also want to talk to the lawyer again and see if he can cut
you a deal on the retainer, especially since he apparently already has
3 other clients.

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by MA Cunningham Posted Wed May 11, 2011 @ 9:39 AM

How the big was this "pebble?"

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pebble by brookeanne Wed May 11, 2011 @ 11:00 AM


He says he took a 'reflex' bite by ST Wed May 11, 2011 @ 1:17 PM

That's what I thought also by Lisa H. Wed May 11, 2011 @ 8:11 PM


My relexes would have been to by batmoody Thu May 12, 2011 @ 1:20 PM

reflex by jericho227 Mon May 16, 2011 @ 12:33 AM


And what was with by MA Cunningham Thu May 12, 2011 @ 2:51 PM

by PepperElf Posted Wed May 11, 2011 @ 5:44 AM

OMG.,.. You never turn down a lawyer for something like that.

I would suggest trying to call him or her back.


With something like that, and with such large bills, it has to go to
court. Especially since there were others listed on the ticket.

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by redheadedmama Posted Tue May 10, 2011 @ 12:55 AM

I would sue for more than the dental bill! I wouls sue for several
million dollars! Those jerks at KFC need to pay!

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Toothless by jericho227 Tue May 10, 2011 @ 2:21 AM

It may be too late now by Lisa H. Wed May 11, 2011 @ 9:03 AM


It's called "contingency" by RedheadwGlasses Wed May 11, 2011 @ 12:13 PM

Thank You! by Lisa H. Wed May 11, 2011 @ 8:10 PM


And she would not get several million dollars by RedheadwGlasses Tue May 10, 2011 @ 8:50 AM


Re: Toothless due to KFC by RowdyRetailer Mon May 9, 2011 @ 10:51 PM

What if they are home-made, nutritious meals? by Steve OH (IO) Mon May 9, 2011 @ 11:01 PM

by RowdyRetailer Posted Mon May 9, 2011 @ 11:05 PM

Good point!


good day

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Toothless by jericho227 Tue May 10, 2011 @ 2:28 AM
by VoiceOfReason Posted Mon May 9, 2011 @ 8:23 PM

I'll say this as politely as I can... $50,000 to fix your teeth?
That's ridiculous. Are you looking at totally new implants or exactly
what? A lawyer called YOU out of the blue? And you refused the lawyer
knowing it happened to four other people? Staff pushed you out the
door? This has been going on for almost a year?

Please give us more information and details. There is simply too much
missing from this story. Did you go to an Emergency clinic after this?
If so, there might be some documentation to back up your story. If
not, it's way too late.

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Toothless by jericho227 Tue May 10, 2011 @ 2:40 AM


You don't pay a retainer for this type of case by RedheadwGlasses Tue May 10, 2011 @ 8:37 AM

retainer by jericho227 Tue May 10, 2011 @ 9:31 PM

teeth cost a ton! by tali Tue May 10, 2011 @ 7:15 AM


by brookeanne Posted Mon May 9, 2011 @ 5:58 PM

Am I reading this correctly twenty six thousand and eight hundred
dollars. My god what exactly happended to cause such extreme damage.

Did you get pictures of the damage. What did the manager say when he
saw the blood in your mouth. Did he even look at your teeth. Did you
show him the pebble.

Have you found out about the others with the same problem.

I would never let anyone push me out the door until I at least has an
insident report compeleted on the spot

Well anyway good luck and please let us know how this turns out.

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