Another old filling had to be repaired today. My credit card and I are tired of this.
Dental visit and crowns
I returned to the dentist today for four fillings, and he wasn’t sneezing this time. It went well enough; the visit was all over in 40 minutes. The cost, including two x-rays, was $554. Health insurance paid $288, leaving me a bill for $266. I enquired about crowns. I think he said I should have [...]
The sneezing dentist
I went to the dentist today for the first time in about four years with a broken filling I want fixed. He found three other broken fillings while he was poking around. I’m going back in two weeks to have all of them done at once. Two of them are the top front teeth. If [...]
Supernumary tooth
Kathleen is likely to need braces. Her orthodontist diagnosed this over a year ago and he’s just waiting for the baby teeth to finish their run. He also spotted an abnormality last year and referred her to an oral surgeon. It was thought she might have a cyst. Xrays at the time were inconclusive, so [...]
