I have a chipped front tooth where a filling cracked off overt a year ago. I've been using Dent-temp to cover it and have to re-apply every few days. I brush and rinse with mouthwash and warm water before re-applying, but I;m starting to feel a twinge on the tooth now and then. Now here is my question.... It's been two years since my last dental visit because of no insurance and I was broke.. I don't want to go back to my old dentist, he's too busy, he hurries and this is the second time the filling broke off. But every other dentist I've been to wants me to get X-rays, a cleaning or scaling, a check-up etc, BEFORE he fixes the front tooth. I have a new job and my dental kicks in in March, so I would rather have the insurance pay for all that other stuff. Can't a dentist just fix my front tooth for now and I'll go back in April for the rest? And how much should it cost me to fix the front tooth with no insurance?
2007-11-16 17:29:58 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Dental