Dentist

[gwilson31]

A few weeks ago I went to the dentist and they said one tooth needed a root canal and one tooth needed a crown.  The root canal costs $2500 and the crown costs $1250.  Neither are covered by insurance.  I had the tooth that needed the root canal pulled (insurance does cover that)  and I went in for the crown Friday.  2 hours of poking and  scraping, (90% of which I felt) and I got the temporary crown.  Saturday it fell out.  So now I have to call Monday and go back.

I don't know why I thought this would be an easy procedure.LOL

[mapiklfish]

Ugh!  I feel your pain.  I just had 3 crowns put on.  I had to finance it.  One tooth pulled and another filled.  HOURS in the chair.  My jaw hurt so bad by the time they were done. 

[pectacon]

I'm so sorry! There is a lot of dental trouble in my family and I know that stuff is such a pain not to mention expensive.

[jkhanson]

 

A few weeks ago I went to the dentist and they said one tooth needed a root canal and one tooth needed a crown.  The root canal costs $2500 and the crown costs $1250.  Neither are covered by insurance.  I had the tooth that needed the root canal pulled (insurance does cover that)  and I went in for the crown Friday.  2 hours of poking and  scraping, (90% of which I felt) and I got the temporary crown.  Saturday it fell out.  So now I have to call Monday and go back.

I don't know why I thought this would be an easy procedure.LOL

Dental work is expensive even with dental insurance.  It makes me mad and sad that you had to have a tooth pulled because of the cost. 

[timvolley]

i didnt realize it costs that much i remember i had the same problem with my temporary crown falling out.

[singletonb]

I am sorry for the major expense to incurred and the pain.

[potluck6]

Hot damn have had crowns and root canals never that expensive have teeth pulled now limited insurance.

[gtdoss]

I've had mixed results with crowns. A couple have stayed put in my mouth  for a long time, while a couple others have come off after a few years. I've had one or two molars pulled from the back of my mouth (very old fillings and resultant cracking), but anything that might show is definitely crown-worthy, LOL! 

[aflyingmonkey]

OMG... I'm currently going through this.... I need a root canal & am going through the process currently. My insurance used to cover so much & now I get nickle & dimed to pay so much out of pocket. The root canal is thankfully covered, but I have to pay $170 for my currently crown removal & X-ray & then $800 for the replacement crown.   Crowns used to be partially covered, but not anymore.   I need to have a root canal on another tooth right next to the one I'm having done now.   Two crowns... $1600  ridiculous.    Now I know why many people here go over the border to Mexico to have their dental care taken care of -- Mexico has dental practices right next to the border that cater to Americans & their prices are a fraction of the price.

[darkxtsuna]

The pain of going through that is just sad, each time I go to the dentist it always makes me think twice on what I really have to do to take care of my teeth.

[vg7405]

Ugh, I sympathize with you, OP. I am sorry that you have to go through all of this. I have had a root canal procedure; it is NOT fun, believe me.

[nmbrown863]

I have had that happen. And yes dental work is so expensive, even with insurance. I am still paying on dental work from 7 years ago.

[hawkeye3210]

The dentist is no fun.

[dreamyxo]

I had to get a root canal and crown and with insurance I paid almost $1000.  I felt no pain for the root canal and my crown never fell out.  Sounds like whoever did it didn't know what they were doing.

[tantricia44]

you need to ask for your money back & find a new dentist.