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Gonna lose another molar...

KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
edited January 2012 in General Discussion
Any day now. Fml. Had two great big giant cavities the dentist noticed maybe four years ago(the last time I had dental insurance). She said one of them needed to be dealt with ASAP. Like if I wanted to keep the tooth, it should be done before the weekend. I told them to figure out what my insurance would pay and get back to me. They didn't and I promptly forgot about the whole thing.

Two ish years later I'm eating lunch, bite down and feel said tooth explode. Eff eff eff. Down to the dentist. They say they might be able to save it with a root canalP, post, and crown; for 3k. Ummm.... What's plan b? Extraction for ~300. Sold!!!

Well it wouldn't appear that that other cavity that "probably shouldn't wait" is ready to go. Is starting to ache bad and I really looked at it for the first time in a long time and damn is that sucker deep. There isn't much left. It won't surprise me if I shatter this tooth eating soup.

Oh well. If you neglect your teeth, they take away one by one....
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  • jamesjojamesjo Member Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I feel your pain, literally.
    I lost my dental Ins. about two years ago.
    Then the dentist said a molar that had a very deep filling needed to have a root canal to save it.
    I spaced it off, and all the sudden, my dental was gone.
    2 weeks ago, broke the tooth.
    $ 242 for extraction, about $ 2000 to fix it. ( yes, it's now gone )
    I did make an appointment for a check up though.
    I'm not going to like the prices, but I don't want to lose anymore teeth!
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  • Sav99Sav99 Member Posts: 16,037 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Around here you can have a cavity filled for about $275. If you needed it done, why not just pay cash for it if you had no insurance?
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  • KEVD18KEVD18 Member Posts: 15,037
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Sav99
    Around here you can have a cavity filled for about $275. If you needed it done, why not just pay cash for it if you had no insurance?



    It was beyond a simple filling. There was just never a time when it hurt and I was flush with cah at the same time. If it didn't hurt, I guess I just ignored it.

    Oh well shir happens.
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  • dongizmodongizmo Member Posts: 14,477 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Won't romneycare cover it?[:0]
    Don
    The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly, is to fill the world with fools.
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  • woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 23,478 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Bargain With Him Get em Both Done [^]
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  • john wjohn w Member Posts: 4,104
    edited November -1
    I also have a molar that had a cavity and i figured i would just wait till it gave me problems AND it is now giving me a problem. I am going to have it pulled out because the molar below it is gone anyway. My extractions cost about 125.00 here in ohio.
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  • Henry0ReillyHenry0Reilly Member Posts: 10,892 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    All of a sudden I don't feel nearly so bad about paying $80 for an x-ray and extraction. That's $80 total, I have no dental insurance. Sure do miss that tooth though.
    I used to recruit for the NRA until they sold us down the river (again!) in Heller v. DC. See my auctions (if any) under username henryreilly
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  • nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,892 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Well, I have "dental insurance", but that only means I get a discount from inflated "list price". For anything other than routine exams & X-rays, I pay a lot. Pelosi/ReidCare isn't going to help any of us.

    After you have a tooth extracted, there are still options. You can get an implant, or, sometimes, get a bridge. None of these is cheap, but the alternative may be soup & soft food for the rest of your life.

    Neal
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  • Sav99Sav99 Member Posts: 16,037 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by KEVD18
    quote:Originally posted by Sav99
    Around here you can have a cavity filled for about $275. If you needed it done, why not just pay cash for it if you had no insurance?



    It was beyond a simple filling. There was just never a time when it hurt and I was flush with cah at the same time. If it didn't hurt, I guess I just ignored it.

    Oh well shir happens.



    I know what you mean, I did the same thing and wound up having to have it extracted. I sure do miss that tooth.

    Thats why I better understand what I should have done about it before it got to that point.
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  • victorlvlbvictorlvlb Member Posts: 5,004
    edited November -1
    Tooth implants cost around $3,400 here. I have a nephew that grew up a diabetic. He needs four or five teeth replaced. If the whole family pitches in we can replace two a year for him. I just wonder how long the implants last. Thats if he can handle the surgery part.
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  • ole44ole44 Member Posts: 176 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    if you have it extracted make sure they put bone back in the hole where the tooth came from, you could get a implant later in life and there will be enough bone
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