Dental question?

My adult son just had a tooth come out..at the top. Have you ever had a bridge put in for one tooth.?.Or. they said there's something else like having a tooth glued to the sides of the other teeth. Have you ever had either of these done? Do you remember approx. how much it cost? I've been trying to find a Dental Insurance for him that will help..but can't find one that covers this.Do you know of any that will pay part of it? (more than 25%)

Dental question?
I don't know anything about bridges and things like that but I will pass this experience that I had on to you. Every one that I know that has had a partial plate has had this experience as well. I did not know this was going to happen until after the fact or else I would never had the partial made. I had a partial made and put in. It had wires on it that fit around the teeth that remained to hold in the partial. As time goes by, the wires on the partial does rub constantly on the good teeth that the wire is around. In time, 2-3 years, those once "good teeth" are now going to get bad because of the wire rubbing on them all the time. I couldn't tell you how many times that I had to have those two teeth fixed that kept going bad because of that partial wire around them. 20 some years have gone by since I had that partial made. Hundreds of dollars in dentist bills paid in fixing those once "good teeth". The last time that they were fixed by a different dentist told me that the wire was causing the problem. That if I could eat without the partial...to stop wearing it. I did just that, but it was too late by then, the damage was DONE! I lost one of those teeth about 4 months ago and I am loosing the other one this coming Monday. If I had it all to do over, my mouth would NEVER see a partial plate. At least I would still have 2 "good teeth". I have yet talked to a person that had a partial that hasn't had this same thing happen to them.





Sorry for the long story here, but had to share my experience with partial plates. So please do something different than getting anything for him that has wires in it that touches any of his other teeth.


As for the dential insurance, sorry I can't help you there. The only thing that I do know about the insurance is that in most cases that I have saw, you have to have it for a few months before you can use it.
Reply:Thank you for picking my answer as your best answer. My partial was on the bottom, after tomorrow I will have 6 teeth left. I have had full upper dentures for several years now. Report It

Reply:I have two bridges and they are wired in. Never heard of the glue in type. I use Delta Dental - they cost around $17.00 a month and will pay 50% of the work your son requires. Wait about 3 - 4 months before applying for the bridge work. They may not, however, cover it because the tooth was lost before the coverage began! Hope this helps CJ
Reply:If you live near a university with a dental college, you might be able to get the work done very reasonably. Ask about a dental implant rather than a bridge.
Reply:I've had crowns put in after having a tooth pulled. Then a few crowns put in when the tooth could not hold a filling %26amp; the dentist did a root canal, screwed in a metal "post" %26amp; then glued on a crown (cap) that fit over the post that was sticking up from my gum. These days they do IMPLANTS for one missing tooth. It costs a minimum of $1,500. Can go as high as $4000. (in California) depending on the dentist you choose. If you have a WESTERN DENTAL in your area, they will work with you %26amp; allow monthly installment payments as you need them. First, he needs x-rays %26amp; a consultation to get a better idea of the cost. He needs to get checked ASAP before the other teeth start moving %26amp; get hairline cracks that will lead to him losing even MORE teeth in the future. I made the same mistake %26amp; wish I had never let it go. One missing tooth CAN ruin all the rest. It's not pretty when they all go %26amp; there's no way to stop it!
Reply:I'm not a happy camper with dentists these days. Had a PROFESSIONAL pull one of my childs permenant teeth.....ruined her and all they could say was "oops!". I wasn't rich and couldn't afford to sue their butt.





Another broke denture wearer.....listening to the wisdom of professionals.

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