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Post by whitefang on Sept 21, 2021 11:37:48 GMT -5
Last night, one of my crowns broke loose and fell out. I was lucky enough to be able to get in to my dentist at 9:30 this morning. And when I got home and checked my E-mail, I found my daughter had sent me this--- BTW--- She had no idea I went to the dentist this morning Whitefang
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Post by jawbone on Sept 21, 2021 16:48:17 GMT -5
That was KILLER!
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Post by earleg on Sept 22, 2021 12:51:18 GMT -5
Good one! I'm still getting billed by mail monthly for work done 2 years ago which I paid in full 2 years ago. That amount was minus the cost of work billed but NOT done and corrected by me and the billing people at the office. Another thing is they get partials, implants, dentures, etc super cheap from China and mark them up huge like $50 or so to them is $1500 or more to you. Yes granted there is a bit of their work involved but not that much. I've had some other quotes over the years that were total BS along with selling of over price care or cosmetic products.
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Post by whitefang on Sept 23, 2021 10:23:19 GMT -5
Cosmetics? At the DENTIST? What kind of cosmetic products do you get at your dentists? I must not be reading that right. I've never understood the need for separate dental insurance anyway. I mean, like for the last 30 years there's been a lot of talk about how poor dental health can affect one's overall health situation. Like bad teeth causing health issues typically unrelated to your mouth(Heart problems, Compromised immune system, Alzheimer's to mention a few) so it seems to me your regular healthcare insurance should cover any dental work aimed at keeping your natural teeth in good health. But just a separate dental policy, as with most vision coverages, for "cosmetic" issues like whitening, bleaching etc. My blue cross for example, will cover any visits and work required be done by an ophthalmologist(corrective eye surgery, etc.) like when my diabetic wife needed laser eye treatments to close multiple little "bleeds" in her eyes due to diabetic retinopathy. And I think the insurance too should cover a good portion of the corrective lenses many of us need, as people aren't really required to have separate insurance for prosthetic arms, legs, etc. And as teeth ARE a part of the human body, why would a separate policy be needed to cover the cost of a tooth being removed? I mean, for decades people have had to have things like tonsils and appendixes removed without the need for separate tonsil or appendix insurance, right? I had to laugh when some years ago, I overheard a lady tell another that her husband was involved in organized crime. When the lady she was talking with asked, "What on Earth do you mean?" the first lady replied... "He's an insurance agent" Whitefang
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Post by earleg on Sept 27, 2021 14:05:36 GMT -5
Dental Cosmetics > (I haven't any interest in these but had been approached and priced by a dentist years back for veneers at an outrageous price.)
Prosthodontists can perform regular cosmetic procedures such as: Teeth Whitening. Teeth Bonding. Porcelain Veneers. Porcelain Crowns.
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Post by whitefang on Sept 28, 2021 10:32:13 GMT -5
I'm currently waiting for my "permanent" crown to come from the lab so I can get the temporary replaced. The crown is to replace a tooth that couldn't be saved by ordinary measures, and not a "cosmetic" procedure. And I see no real need for a separate insurance policy for that. And the crown will be porcelain, but since it's to replace a molar that will never be seen by anyone but the dentist who puts it in place, there's nothing "cosmetic" about it.
I'm wondering if you meant to refer to porcelain "caps" in your post up there(instead of "crowns"). In days past, people would have teeth that weren't naturally white covered with "caps" that covered the entire individual tooth. There didn't have to necessarily be anything wrong with the tooth(or teeth) like decay, chips or such. And having your teeth "capped" was strictly for cosmetic reasons. There was a lot of that being done by movie studios to make the smiles of some of their "stars" look more appealing.
Whitefang
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