Robert R Thorup, DDS

Seriously, as dentists go, this guy is just great! don’t listen to julie m., «all of the sudden I had five cavities» means that your previous dentist stinks. or you don’t brush and floss every day. sometimes fillings don’t fix the problem regardless of the dentist. and sometimes root canals fail regardless of the dentist. but if your teeth were in awful shape to begin with — 5 cavities — there’s often not much any dentist –or insurance– can do.
I really love dr. Rob and his whole office staff. They’re friendly, courteous, and the hygienist really helps you understand the benefits of rigorous oral health. My gums have stopped bleeding, and I brush and floss every day, and use a sonicare toothbrush which was such a good investment! I had a dark spot on my x ray when I went in the first time, and they told me to really watch that tooth and make sure I flossed well around it. I did, and no cavity!
But seriously, the guy is great. yeah, the office building isn’t the newest or fanciest, but it’s in a great location and everything is nice and clean.

I get compliments on my smile constantly! I moved away from Utah but travel back to see Dr Rob whenever I have dental needs… He’s THAT good! I trust the man with my smile ;)

I was referred to Thorup Dental from a coworker because I was new to the area. All of the sudden I had five cavities. I thought, ok Dr. Thorup is a nice guy and he showed me the films and explained things, so it must be true. After one week of having fillings done I was still in a lot of pain and went back in. He said it was most likely due to new phenomenon of «micro-​cracks» that form when you have dental work done, and he was even going out of town to speak at a conference about micro-​cracks. So I thought, ok he must be an expert because he is talking at a dental seminar, and went back home with my achy teeth and taking IB800 daily to stop the ache. Two months and 120 IB800 pills later, I had sudden excruciating pain in the two deepest fillings. He prescribed antibiotics and sent me home. After another 24 hours the pain only got worse, I was trying to think of ways to knock myself out to stop the pain because the emergency room wouldn’t touch my teeth. I called Dr. Thorup’s cell phone at 2am and was crying because I hadn’t been able to eat in 4 days and was on pain pills. He was sympathetic, as he always seemed like a good guy, and told me to come in at 7am. He then performed two root canals. By then my insurance ran out, because of the five fillings, and I had to pay full price for the two root canals that were from his own fillings. I asked for a discount but he said it was the micro-​cracks and there is nothing he could do about it. I said goodbye to another $ 3400 on top of the $ 1200 I paid with insurance. 6 months later the crown came off the one, and I went to a new dentist. They said the crown (made of the same material as a space shuttle Dr. Thorup said) should not come off that soon, weird I thought, but no big deal. Now, another 6 months later the excruciating pain is back! My new dentist said it is a failed root canal and I had an abscess in the root that got infected. I had to pull out the tooth anyway! My stomach felt sick, I wasted a lot of money and pain on Dr. Thorups office and now have to pay more to get the tooth pulled. The worst part is, the coworker that refereed me had the same thing happen to her and she blamed it on the famous micro-​cracks, I should have been smarter and had a second opinion, even if my insurance didn’t cover it. I truly believe Dr. Thorup is a fraudulent dentist and have filed a suit with the American Association of Dental Boards as my new dentist will support the failed root canals. The funny thing is, Dr. Thorup seemed like a really good person, maybe he really believes his dental work is good and micro-​cracks exist so nothing is his fault. Sorry I wrote a book about it, but I don’t want this to happen to anyone else. It has already happened to me and my coworker.