I...have no idea, erin. They didn't say they were going to cut off the whole top of my tooth! They said they were going to basically shave it down all around, then put on a crown to hold it together. OTOH, "more expensive" is not really sounding great to me either. ;)
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meara - Jan 24, 2011 10:31:20 am PST #13824 of 30000
erin_obscure - Jan 24, 2011 10:31:30 am PST #13825 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
and by more expensive, i think it was like $800 cash instead of $500 deductable/copay. I still think it was worth it. basically they took out the old filling, drilled out all the decay, took a mold, then made an inlay to fit exactly. Once it was done, that was glued in like an extra big filling.
erin_obscure - Jan 24, 2011 10:34:59 am PST #13826 of 30000
Occasionally I’m callous and strange
Crowns generally require removing a LOT of your tooth and leaving a nub to attach it to. They are super common...the idea just creeps me out (personally.)
Gudanov - Jan 24, 2011 10:39:03 am PST #13827 of 30000
Coding and Sleeping
There's also no truth to the concern that the government puts secret tracking devices into crowns. Nobody is saying that.
Seska (the Watcher-in-Training) - Jan 24, 2011 10:54:19 am PST #13828 of 30000
"We're all stories, in the end. Just make it a good one, eh?"
Ouch, meara - at both the crown and the cost of it.
Thanks, Liese!
SailAweigh - Jan 24, 2011 11:06:21 am PST #13829 of 30000
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I've got to get a crown sometime this summer for a cracked tooth. Fortunately, I've got supplemental dental to go on top of my regular dental, so most of it will be covered. Not sure what I'll have to pay yet, but soooo happy I work for the state gov't right now.
Cass - Jan 24, 2011 11:31:52 am PST #13830 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Aims, I am so sorry. That is a lot of loss.
Liese S. - Jan 24, 2011 12:13:22 pm PST #13831 of 30000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
~ma headed your family's way, Aims.
Atropa - Jan 24, 2011 12:32:50 pm PST #13832 of 30000
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Oh Aims. I am so sorry.
Maria - Jan 24, 2011 12:34:41 pm PST #13833 of 30000
Not so nice is that I'm about to ruin a Friday morning for a bunch of people because of a series of unfortunate events and an upset foreign government. - shrift
Aims, I'm so sorry. Peace and love to your family.