I'm having a problem with my insurance company that is why I just got the partial.
2006-10-19 02:55:45 · 7 answers · asked by nashvillekat 6 in Health ➔ Dental
I hope you have a high pain tolerance! Good luck!
2006-10-19 03:03:04 · answer #1 · answered by Freesumpin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I personally had a root canal done five years ago. I am thinkin I have a partial because i did not get a crown. When I got the root canal done, i could still feel a lil pain. The tooth was the same color as my teeth. I have still not done anything to the tooth since then. Over the years I have experienced pain and still do. I do not have insurance because I am in college now and can't afford to flunk school just to work to pay insurance every month. Hopefully next year i can get on my mom's insurance and all will be back on the right foot. The tooth is still intacted, but you can tell there is a slight color distoration. I NEED a crown, but i have to get other tooth problems fixed before that. Hope all goes well for you. I would get a crown ASAP.
2006-10-19 08:03:05 · answer #2 · answered by Matthew D 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know what you mean by partial, but I can tell you my experience. I had the root removal part of the root canal done, but could not afford the crown, so I had a temporary crown put on. It broke, but a dentist rebuilt my tooth for me and that was ten years ago.
About 3 years ago the rebuild broke, and another dentist rebuilt the tooth. Both times, the rebuild cost about 60 bucks.
I am sure it's better to get a crown, but I don't have dental insurance and don't live near a dental school, nor have been able to find a dentist who will take payments.
oh well, you do what you can do!
2006-10-19 03:06:36 · answer #3 · answered by ritabird1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IF what you have is a "temporary filling" over the root removal, it will last approximately 4-weeks.
Discuss with your Dentist the problem with your insurance company. He/She will need to put something more permanent, such as dental amalgam, to replace a temporary filling. Your dentist may be willing to file an 'in kind' statement with your insurance on your behalf.
In the meantime, go through the Appeals process established by your insurance. Put everything in writing. If necessary you can contact your State Insurance Commissioner with supporting correspondence.
In a worst case scenerio you may need to pay for your crown sans insurance. Most dentists will provide payment arrangements, or they can steer you to a medical loan company. Alternatively you can go to a Dental School where the crown will cost considerably less.
Good luck.
2006-10-19 04:05:17 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i work as a dental nurse, we suggest that peopl come back two to three weeks after having the intial RCT, to finish it,
it is impossible to say when or how long it will be before u get any pain, but it will happen probably when ure immune system id low, i would not lay awake at night worrying about it, BUT i would DEF push the insurance company...
2006-10-19 04:06:11 · answer #5 · answered by theresa d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one month before bad things start happening like the tooth breaking or recurrent infections.
2006-10-19 06:59:42 · answer #6 · answered by tomh311 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do you hear that?
tick. tick. tick. tick.
That tooth is a time bomb.
2006-10-19 03:24:37 · answer #7 · answered by _LitMatch_ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋