Dental issues.....again....

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

So I went for a cleaning yesterday. I set up an appointment for next week to have a crown done on an old 30 year old mercury filling filled molar with fractures in it. Well this morning when flossing, a crowned molar on THE OTHER SIDE of my mouth broke! Probably the dental cleaning I had yesterday caused it if it had a weak place in the old crown..... I would like to cry now....

. So I went back today AGAIN to the dentist and got a temporary crown on until next week when they can prep the tooth for another permanent new crown. I can not chew on it as it is sensitive with the temporary crown. Is that normal??? My teeth have given me nothing but heartache it seems... Now I have to pay for two crowns $$$$$$$. Teeth issues and my bad joints.... I sometimes understand why people get depressed and just want to give up.

vac · ‎05-18-2013

I am so sorry and boy, do I get it! I went to a new dentist a few months ago who promptly recommended a treatment plan that will cost me about $10,000, despite having good insurance. I've been meaning to set up an appointment for a second opinion, but instead I've been in denial about the whole thing. I know I need some work. Just hoping it's not that much work.

Good luck! (And if you need to cry, cry for a while. Then I hope you can let it go and focus on other, happier things. Not much you can do about it this weekend, anyway.)

chessylady · ‎05-01-2010

I can sympathize. I have lost two molars in the last year and had one emergency crown replacement. Burned through my insurance in the spring. In September I have dental implant surgery with a sinus lift which I am dreading. I will be out $4500 since no insurance company will pay for implants. It was that or a bridge and I felt the implant would work the best for me. I just tell myself that this too will pass.

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

On 8/15/2014 vaccinia said:
I am so sorry and boy, do I get it! I went to a new dentist a few months ago who promptly recommended a treatment plan that will cost me about $10,000, despite having good insurance. I've been meaning to set up an appointment for a second opinion, but instead I've been in denial about the whole thing. I know I need some work. Just hoping it's not that much work.

Good luck! (And if you need to cry, cry for a while. Then I hope you can let it go and focus on other, happier things. Not much you can do about it this weekend, anyway.)

Thank-you for your kind words. I wish you a good out come with what decision you make....perhaps you can just do bits at a time?

Nightowlz · ‎03-11-2010

Sorry for your dental problems. I know crowns are really expensive. Yes it's normal for your tooth to be sensitive with a temporary probably because it does not fit very good. After I had a tooth crowned I was having pain & the dentist filed the bottom edge a little & the pain was gone. I was surprised at the small adjustment got rid of the pain. I thought I was going to need a root canal. Chew on the other side if you can.

drizzellla · ‎03-14-2010

You are singing my song! I am sitting here with an ice pack against my face to keep the swelling down. Several months ago the Dentist ""reglued"" a crown back on. Well it must have been off a bit. The crown cracked and broke the tooth below it. Most of the tooth was still intact BUT the portion that broke off broke all the way down to my gumline.

I went to get a root canal. Root Canal Dentist said I had to go to a Periodontics first. I thought this is crazy - I had to spend how many vacation days on this one tooth. SO I went to the oral surgeon today and had the tooth removed.

My mouth has been so sore for weeks. First from the reglued crown hitting the teeth below it. That crown even loosen the implant next to the broken tooth. The Dentist wants to ""redo"" the implant now. It just goes on and on.

I still have to get ANOTHER new crown on the other side of my mouth. The crown came off and the Dentist wouldn't reglue it. He said I need a new one.

I have spent so much money and also so many vacation days getting my teeth worked on. Because every specialist only has hours from 9-3 or something similar.

Mary Bailey · ‎03-09-2010

chessylady - if your plan is a group plan, the employer chooses not to cover implants. Twenty years ago they were considered experimental, now a lot of groups cover implants. If you have an individual plan, that is the insurance company choice not to offer coverage for implants. My group covers implants but not bone graft or sinus lift. That will cost me $1500 per site. I want 2 implants done.

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

On 8/15/2014 drizzellla said:
You are singing my song! I am sitting here with an ice pack against my face to keep the swelling down. Several months ago the Dentist ""reglued"" a crown back on. Well it must have been off a bit. The crown cracked and broke the tooth below it. Most of the tooth was still intact BUT the portion that broke off broke all the way down to my gumline.

I went to get a root canal. Root Canal Dentist said I had to go to a Periodontics first. I thought this is crazy - I had to spend how many vacation days on this one tooth. SO I went to the oral surgeon today and had the tooth removed.

My mouth has been so sore for weeks. First from the reglued crown hitting the teeth below it. That crown even loosen the implant next to the broken tooth. The Dentist wants to ""redo"" the implant now. It just goes on and on.

I still have to get ANOTHER new crown on the other side of my mouth. The crown came off and the Dentist wouldn't reglue it. He said I need a new one.

I have spent so much money and also so many vacation days getting my teeth worked on. Because every specialist only has hours from 9-3 or something similar.

Gosh! I am so sorry to hear this....I hope you get some relief....

Colonel Meow · ‎05-25-2014

Oh, I feel badly for all you ladies who have been experiencing such issues! ${#emotions_dlg.crying}$ I'm going to ask a question that may seem obtuse, but please realize that I'm asking in all sincerity and with genuine curiosity.

At what point do you make the decision to just pull the tooth rather than try procedure after procedure to fix it? Some of you have spoken about tens of thousands of dollars being spent on dental procedures (with no help from insurance). Has there ever been a time that you just had to throw in the towel and give up on a tooth?

gazelle77 · ‎03-01-2013

When you see people with no teeth....or with bad dentures, I guess that is where people give up, or just have no funds to save their teeth. Even with good insurance, it is very expensive.