I had a filling on my 2nd incisor on the left side of my mouth, upper jaw. Anyhow, a few minutes ago, I was flossing between my teeth, and the floss got stuck inbetween my two incisors, and when I finally dislodged the floss, I realized that my filling came out WITH the floss. I got this filling less than a year ago.
Can I get this fixed? And do you think my dental insurance will cover this?
Thank you.
2007-10-02 18:25:47 · 3 answers · asked by a_minute_too_late 3 in Health ➔ Dental
THE DISCRESSION IS ON THE DENTIST AS TO WHETHER HE WANTS TO CHARGE YOU OR NOT.
MY OPINION IS THAT IF IT WAS 6 MONTHS OR LESS IT SHOULD BE FIXED FOR FREE. USUALLY THE INSURANCE WON'T PAY FOR THE SAME PROCEDURE THIS SOON AFTER FIXING IT THE FIRST TIME.
2007-10-02 18:55:28 · answer #1 · answered by Dr. Albert, DDS, (USA) 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i had a filling come out a few months afterwards and my dentist fixed it for free. it was a minor filling, so it took all of about 10 minutes to fill both times, but it never happened again and that was a few years ago...
btw, what kind of floss are you using? if you've had fillings done, you should use the Glide floss. i floss 2 or 3 times a day depending on what i eat and i love it. i've had lots of dental work done so i have to use this kind of floss.
i hope they'll fix it for you! Good Luck! : )
cheers,
Shauna!
2007-10-03 02:25:05 · answer #2 · answered by Shauna Kasey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your insurance should cover it. the dentist didn't do his job right. in fact I think he should fix it free!!!
2007-10-03 01:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by computerexpert 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋