Yea...it's expensive but worth it. Poor beedlbeedlebeedle

An ounce of prevention, a pound of lower dental bills. Root canals run around $900 these days. The next step is to go in and have all the little places where carries may take hold dealt with, simple filler composite. Then a straightening and whitening. Teeth are high on the list of dynamic first impressions. Spend a little at a time and avoid the major payouts.

Go for bling. A gold or platinum cap is worth more to you in the long run. Titanium is unique but more expensive. Aircraft technology in your mouth, now that's cool!

Dental plan!

I've had two root canals.. one in a upper front tooth (the one next to the fang) and one in a lower back teeth - had three fucking roots done in that one, cost me almost $1000. Not a crown on either of them.

At some point the back one is probably gonna need a crown or something, but that's not happening right now.

Dental work is super stupid expensive. sallyjune is right, though, a lot of the things that can happen to your teeth are brought about by poor care. I've had several root canals and I can't really blame anybody but myself. I'd say if you have the option, next time you get to update your health plan, get flex spending. I know mine has saved my ass. When my dental plan is maxed out, my pre-taxed savings kicks in and handles the rest. I barely see a difference on my pay check.

Ouch.

I've had one root canal done already and might need another one soon. I figure good advice like that is worth at least one *quality star.

Awarding residue with one star point for this contribution to Sift Talk - declared quality by kronosposeidon.

Lisa needs braces!

>> ^Sarzy:
Dental plan!

what's really sad here is that I have the best dental coverage that I've ever heard of. The receptionists at the dental office always do a double take when they try to bill me after I have work done. It's full coverage on cleanings, fillings, and some other stuff, and like 80% coverage on pretty much everything else including root canals and crowns. Actually, root canals might also be 100% covered. The problem is that I had absolutely no insurance for about 8 years there, and so I hadn't been to the dentist during that entire period (shhh don't tell anyone).

I should just go to the dentist every evening for a cleaning rather than brushing my teeth.

by the way, if you want an update to this fiasco, I went to the dentists who said he would try to crown it (in about 2 months) and see if it will stay together. If that doesn't work, it will have to come out and be replaced with a fake tooth (preferably made out of a miniature marble lion face) screwed into my jaw to keep the bordering teeth from collapsing inward.

In the meantime, he's basically filled the gap between the fragments with crazy-glue and built a large mound of putty around the busted tooth. This means that I have one abnormally large, grotesque tooth-shaped blob in the back corner of my mouth. It also means that I can't close my teeth together.

beedlebeedlebeedlebeedlebeedlebeedle
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Dental plan!

In reply to this comment by gwiz665:
Lisa needs braces!

>> ^Sarzy:
Dental plan!