Re: Dental Question

Forbidden Fruit · ‎09-04-2014

I just had this done (replace filling, crown done) $1400 total before insurance. I'm in the midwest. I would get a second opinion as the price seems too high. In my area, we had 2 dentists (in the last 3 months) that were reprimanded because they were doing unnecessary dental work. Not sure why they weren't arrested for fraud--lots of money involved for the procedures. Try to save the tooth so you don't have bone loss.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

I don't have dental insurance and I'm not rich. So, I have gotten most all of my major dental work done at a local dental institute where practicing licensed dentists/surgeons go to get more working hours under their belts for their ongoing practices. I have saved $thousands$ by going there. Might want to look into that.

frenchie · ‎03-12-2010

@jubilant wrote:
@frenchie I was told that the reason dentists are so expensive is that they have to have so much equipment
and supplies to do what they do. One of the other things I have to have done is an old filling taken out...new one put in with a porcelain crown. I keep wondering if I should just have that one pulled. While we do have the money...there
are other needs/wants we would rather spend it on. We are middle income people and $5000 seems a lot to me! I would think of having it pulled but it is a top, side front tooth and would be noticeable.

I had three crowns at one time, one got reinfected and would have cost another $1500. Just no. Had it pulled. I have four pulled teeth now but don't show. I'm 83 so fingers crossed nothing else happens. I can afford it too but would love new kitchen cabinets instead.

Goldengate8361 · ‎01-27-2014

Yikes! If there's no pain, I'd be tempted to not get it fixed....but that's me (assuming it doesn't show).

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

I had one go bad as you said and the endo also said it went bad. Those were his exact words. He said it was not able to have a redo of any kind and I had the tooth pulled, that was the only solution, all the way in the back so no implant needed, been many years now.

Shelbelle · ‎03-09-2010

I would seek the advice of a very qualitied endodentist before I took the advice of a regular dentist.

rockygems123 · ‎06-04-2012

@SilleeMee wrote:
I don't have dental insurance and I'm not rich. So, I have gotten most all of my major dental work done at a local dental institute where practicing licensed dentists/surgeons go to get more working hours under their belts for their ongoing practices. I have saved $thousands$ by going there. Might want to look into that.

@SilleeMee

Are they dental schools where students do most of the work with DDS overlooking?

Many years ago while going to college we would go to the University of the Pacific dental school in SF never had a problem.

In fact one of the teachers was the President of the National Endodontist Society, I ended up going to him for years for my root canals, he was fantastic.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

@rockygems123 wrote:
@SilleeMee wrote:
I don't have dental insurance and I'm not rich. So, I have gotten most all of my major dental work done at a local dental institute where practicing licensed dentists/surgeons go to get more working hours under their belts for their ongoing practices. I have saved $thousands$ by going there. Might want to look into that.
@SilleeMee

Are they dental schools where students do most of the work with DDS overlooking?

Many years ago while going to college we would go to the University of the Pacific dental school in SF never had a problem.

In fact one of the teachers was the President of the National Endodontist Society, I ended up going to him for years for my root canals, he was fantastic.

@rockygems123

No dental students did work on my teeth. All were licensed and practicing dentists and surgeons who were at the dental institute to get more hours under their belts to keep current on technique and certifications. Some come from overseas to learn new techniques and get certified here. One of my dental surgeons was here from Brazil and another from Lebanon. Both had practices back in their countries and were here to get more experience so they could get certified. They were medical doctors, oral surgeons.

haddon9 · ‎03-09-2010

@Forbidden Fruit wrote:
@jubilant

I just had this done (replace filling, crown done) $1400 total before insurance. I'm in the midwest. I would get a second opinion as the price seems too high. In my area, we had 2 dentists (in the last 3 months) that were reprimanded because they were doing unnecessary dental work. Not sure why they weren't arrested for fraud--lots of money involved for the procedures. Try to save the tooth so you don't have bone loss.

@Forbidden Fruit I had a tooth pulled and went to an oral surgeon for a consultation for an implant. I was told that I had a cavity next to the tooth which was to be replaced.

I went to my regular dentist to do the filling and I don't know what I was thinking but in my mind I thought it was a simple cavity and was going to cost around $800.00. Oh of course it was more! I was annoyed to see that not only did I need the cavity filled but I needed a crown too....It cost over 2K!

AuntG · ‎03-09-2010

In April, they'll open my back crown and try to treat a tiny third root that wasn't even visable way back when the initial root canal was done. It will be microscopic, and the odds are 75% that it will be successful. He added he wouldn't fully charge me if he fails. I never asked how much he'd knock off the bill, but I'm hoping it goes well.