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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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i didnt realize it costs that much i remember i had the same problem with my temporary crown falling out.
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I am sorry for the major expense to incurred and the pain.
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Hot damn have had crowns and root canals never that expensive have teeth pulled now limited insurance.
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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! :peace:
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The dentist is no fun.
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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.
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you need to ask for your money back & find a new dentist.
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I now have a wonderful dentist and dental insurance but I've also experienced a crown falling off. Fortunately, the glue is still on the tooth so I'm comfortable with it the way it is.
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I have a great insurance that cover like 80% of root canals and crowns, which is a blessing. And I feel your pain, I have had 2 root canals in my life and the process is scary and awful. I try to go to the dentist every 6 months, me old dentist office closed without notice, send my records to another one that I went once and never again. They did X-rays and pretty much told me that the other office had done everything wrong and that I need it: 1-new root canal on and already root canal, 1-new crown on the other root canal because it was done incorrectly, and basically the rest of my molars (all of them) need it fillings. They "Checked' and said that because the crown that need ti replacement was done withing 1 year of the transfer it was under warranty and "I" had no expense for it, so I said fine redo it, of course they charged the insurance anyways. Root canal and fillings I forgo, and changed dentist, the new ones checked and showed me the "New Crown that was missing a Piece" so they had to redo it, made me so mad. The root canal is fine and DO NOT need to redo, and I only had 3 fillings not all the teeth. Dentist offices like your $$ and try to scam you.
Now my daughter had 1 root canal done and her crown fell down the other day, she got a temporary one and that one fell down too, I guess they did not use an strong enough cement.
Many years ago I had a Dentist that wanted us to pay the difference between what they billed to the insurance and what the Insurance paid them, even though that is not supposed to be like that.
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I have to have three new crowns only my dentist charges $1750 for them. You are getting a really good deal on the crown at your dentist.
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Whenever you can and a service seems inordinately expensive, always shop around. However, dentistry in ridiculously expensive and should actually be included in health insurance. Teeth and gums are a very important part of staying healthy and functional. What often seems the easiest and least expensive with dentistry often ends up being problematic later.
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Dental work stinks. I feel you. :(
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I need to go to the Dentist, but it is very expensive to get what I need. I am going to get X-Rays and a cleaning and get an idea of what the cost will be for the work to be done.
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I just went to a periodontist who does the new laser treatment for gum disease. Unfortunately I have other issues that need to be addressed as well. I know it's gonna be expensive so I guess I will have to finance it. I find out the cost when I go back in 2 weeks.
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ive had a couple of rot canals and crowns and they suck!! luckily i feel i have an awesome dentist!! i think it is realy important to have a good dentist it will really make a difference
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My latest venture was just a couple of months ago and it cost my insurance company around $2500 and I still had to pay a few hundred more. ::)
My husband and my youngest son don't have insurance at all so I pay for them both out of pocket and it's not fun. But I think it's worth it so I do it.
Good thing I have Fusion Cash to help me out. :highfive: Okay, that was a little joke.
:fish:
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I don't like the dentist either. I have nightmares of going when I was @4 years old and screaming because I was either in pain or afraid. I don't remember which, but my mother was so embarrassed. :(
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Dental work is way to expensive and even if you have insurance; it seems to not cover much especially if one news extensive procedures; unfortunately most of of just finance if possible or for many I am sure they just don't get the work done. Dental problems can lead to other health issues, so we are basically caught between a rock and a hard place, I try and keep my appointments for basic cleanings and hope that nothing major pops up; even with dental insurance I still end of paying out of pocket cost. :(
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Yikes. I would be livid and demand it be fixed and get some refunded!
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:( Dental problems- We all have them!
The problems with root canals and crowns are:
You will need extra X-rays after the procedure is completed
because the root that was covered with a crown will continue
to decay. The root and the crown will have to be removed sooner
or later.
Make sure you have a good dentist!
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Too expensive for sure other option Dentures
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I am sorry that you had to pay that much for dental care. I haven't had a root canal or crown in a long time, but I don't remember it being that expensive and my insurance did cover most of it.
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Whenever you can and a service seems inordinately expensive, always shop around. However, dentistry in ridiculously expensive and should actually be included in health insurance. Teeth and gums are a very important part of staying healthy and functional. What often seems the easiest and least expensive with dentistry often ends up being problematic later.
Speaking of healthy gums, my dental hygienist told me to use Listerine daily to help prevent gums receding to stage 5 where I would need a deep cleaning in the future, which costs hundreds.... my gums are currently between a 3/4. I started using Listerine Total Control at night before going to bed, hope it works -- an ounce of prevention :)
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I've never had either. Did have a debriding once. That was enough to convince me to brush!
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Wow sorry to hear that, hopefully your problem will be solved.
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UGH! I hope things have worked out for you by now.
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I need to see a dentist but the cost is too much. I went to one dentist and she said an implant would cost $4,000 for one tooth. I asked if she had lost her mind. Greed will out.
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I've had both and neither were fun and very expensive. After a few years the thing needed to be replaced and now I have an implant (big bucks) on 3 teeth just to keep from getting a partial or having a gap. If it's not in the smile line, I will get it pulled.
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I have heard of many different types of dental procedures "falling out." But, what is the standard procedure by dentists for handling this type of situation? Does anyone know? Or just your own experience. Are they polite and just correct the mistake? Or do you need to buy some sort of insurance for shotty dental work? I basically just think it is unacceptable to have dental work fall out.
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I cannot afford to go to dentist unless it is an emergency. I wish I had dental insurance.
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I hate going to the dentist. Sorry for your pain, been there, done that.
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As I get older I am losing more teetch UGH and there is no way I will agree to dentures. I want implants but they are so expensive not that any dental work is cheap. In fact odd we are having this conversation I have to go to the dentist today at 2:30 (Can't wait NOT)