anyone have gum/dental problems
11-22-2005, 03:24 PM
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Re: anyone have gum/dental problems
doing much better now
I ended up with Gingivitis, a cleaning took care of that - $10 copay
While in the visit, they discovered some cavities, got the first two done today, 5 in total when they're done - $24.20 each copay
I'll do a followup cleaning in January - $10 copay
And of course wisdom teeth gotta come out. The fee varies based on if they come out non-surgical or not. - $21-$100+ each copay
I am pretty confident that had I continued dental visits and taken on the hefty bills, that I could have avoided everything except the wisdom teeth.
So to you youngings, stay in school! Wait I mean, take care of your teeth.
and what the hell stay in school too.
I ended up with Gingivitis, a cleaning took care of that - $10 copay
While in the visit, they discovered some cavities, got the first two done today, 5 in total when they're done - $24.20 each copay
I'll do a followup cleaning in January - $10 copay
And of course wisdom teeth gotta come out. The fee varies based on if they come out non-surgical or not. - $21-$100+ each copay
I am pretty confident that had I continued dental visits and taken on the hefty bills, that I could have avoided everything except the wisdom teeth.
So to you youngings, stay in school! Wait I mean, take care of your teeth.
and what the hell stay in school too.
11-22-2005, 04:32 PM
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Re: anyone have gum/dental problems
Originally Posted by junkyard racer
$10 for a copay and your bitching. thats pretty good. I pay $15 a month for "free medical" and go twice a year for a cleaning. looks like your getting the better end of the deal.
my biggest complaint will be the cost of wisdom removal if they go surgical, a $10 copay is great. Also I pay about $100 monthly for the insurance which I barely use (until now of course) so I'd say you're getting the better deal.
my biggest complaint with my provider, is that they told me i needed 3 fillings, quoted me for 3 fillings, scheduled an appointment for 3 fillings and then filled two and told me i needed 3 more. Kaiser has a history of doing things like that to get you back into the clinics as often as possible to get those copays from you. If they split them up a bit more, they get an extra $10 out of you each visit over the fees for the fillings, lol.
Originally Posted by hotrex
i havent been to the dentist since 2002.
no insuran\ce owns me, but now my teeth are breaking and stuff, time to pick up some insurance i suppose.
thumb down to bad teeth
no insuran\ce owns me, but now my teeth are breaking and stuff, time to pick up some insurance i suppose.
thumb down to bad teeth
if you have to eat the fees on it, it might be worth it, but be careful, 1 office visit with a filling could cost you like $200 easy. Fillings uninsured at my dental office run like $100, but they charge you extras, for the office visit and such.
11-22-2005, 06:10 PM
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Re: anyone have gum/dental problems
Originally Posted by junkyard racer
get the sugery. I ------ hate the dentist. i had the sugery done, come home, popped a vikadin and kept poppin those bitches every 6 hours... never felt a thing. very well worth the sugery IMO.
Approximate cost to have 4 wisdom teeth surgically removed, $2000+
