I'm under my mom and I lost my insurance several months ago because I took the semester off from college. I just got reinstated few weeks ago. Anyways, a few months ago I lost several of my fillings--in succession. Because of this when I accidentally bit down on a steak bone I lost two of my right back teeth (not right away) and one of them is only half gone, some is still embedded on the bottom. On my left, my top back teeth has a big hole and my tooth is throbbing! Directly below it is another that lost a huge chunk of the filling. I'm so embarassed going to the dentist. I couldn't do anything about it during the time I had no insurance. I have an appointment this friday but I don't think they cover bridges, crowns or whatever they do to replace my missing teeth. What should I do?
2006-09-20 06:43:53 · 6 answers · asked by dorko 2 in Health ➔ Dental
How much would it be to pay to replace my missing teeth with whatever is needed? I'm not quite sure if its a crown or etc.
2006-09-20 06:58:01 · update #1
Don't be embarrassed!Dentists have seen worse teeth than yours. At least you are starting to get them fixed.
2006-09-20 06:53:09 · answer #1 · answered by AzOasis8 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1199 Dental Insurance
2016-11-04 04:34:52 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is up to your insurance. some will only cover certin procedures however they also have to take into consideration on recurrence. My dental insurance did not want to cover permeant replacements they wanted to cover pop outs only until my dentist explained it would have to replaced every 3-4 years they quickly sang another tune and paid for the permanent with replacement as needed. Good luck
2006-09-20 06:55:24 · answer #3 · answered by scokeman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be, I can tell that I went to the dentist on friday because I had a tooth pulled ,and it's been 10 years for me
2006-09-24 02:08:26 · answer #4 · answered by Flowers 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Crowns and bridges are very expensive, like $1000-3000 each. some dental office let you apply for a credit acct aand then you can make pymnts on what your ins does not cover
2006-09-27 06:26:41 · answer #5 · answered by Jacie B 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no need to feel scared.
2006-09-25 21:03:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋