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Building a luxury condo in my mouth

August 28th, 2013 at 10:07 pm

Or at least I'll be spending like I am!

I'd forgotten and/or blocked out that once the dental surgeon is done with the implant next year, my regular dentist have their own role to play: a crown and "abutment." At my regular checkup today, I got the estimate for that.

$1,646, none of it covered by my insurance apparently.

So the upcoming expenses are now:
$1200 (after insurance) implant
$2200 (after insurance) possible extra bone graft
$1646 (no insurance) crown and abutment

So it seems I have to plan for a minimum of $2846 and a maximum of $5046 next year. ($5000+ on one tooth! Can you believe it?)

This is going to take some thought ...

9 Responses to “Building a luxury condo in my mouth”

  1. PatientSaver Says:
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    Geez, that's expensive...what happened to ye old tooth?

  2. ceejay74 Says:
    1377727800

    It got a fracture and really infected and had to be taken out. Now I'm one down and I don't like it! I've heard from others on the subject; if you don't get a replacement, you may lose the opposite tooth. Bridges sound unpleasant and not as effective as an implant. So I'm definitely sold on getting it; I just wish it didn't cost SO much. I could comparison-shop, but once you get a dentist you feel comfortable with, it's hard to go somewhere else just to save money.

  3. Petunia in a Flower Garden Says:
    1377727949

    Yes, I can believe it.

    In the year I got my first crown & had other dental work done, I thought, geez, we could have taken a nice vacation for that.

    It's rather shocking, isn't it?

  4. imarunner Says:
    1377728225

    yeah i can believe it. i knew what you meant when i saw the title. my dentist told me i had a car in my mouth. $14,000 worth of work done.

  5. Maranatha Says:
    1377746115

    I believe it, I've spent almost 10 thousand dollars at the dentist in the past few months and won't even get the implants for another three months or so!

  6. LuckyRobin Says:
    1377750701

    My two crowns cost me about $3000 out of pocket, so I believe it.

  7. My English Castle Says:
    1377755469

    Man alive, I feel like I'm in the wrong line of work. I've had most of my silver fillings replaced because many of them were falling apart and they had to redrill. You know it's a lucrative profession when dentists have installment plan specialists working in their offices. I really like my dentist, but I'm not convinced it's all worth it.

  8. CB in the City Says:
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    Yeah, wish I'd thought to go into dentistry. I've had braces twice, six extractions, jaw surgery to correct my bite, and four crowns. And my lower front teeth are very worn, so I'm probably looking at implants in the future. A fortune in my mouth.

  9. Looking Forward Says:
    1377986379

    Ugh.. I believe it.. Frown

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