My crown fell out, do I have to pay?

Purdy_1

My appointment is booked for 9am this morning. I hope the tooth is not fractured like previously said that could be a possibility. Fingers crossed that it gets glued back in and I am back in work by 10am. It's the council strike day today and if I am any later they may put me down as striking! :lipsrseal

Toothsmith

alison999 wrote: »

dont call you lightning for nothing do they ?;) lol

That's a personal problem, and the therapy is helping!

Purdy_1

I survived the dentist yesterday morning. For a quick check up (very quick) and recement the craon back in place it cost £16.20.

I have got to go back next week for 2 small fillings I could havve had them done yesterday but without injection. I said absolutely not! I don't care how shallow he said they were.

BTW, this is a question directed to Toothsmith.

I have extra curly roots on my double teeth (found out when I had to have an extraction) and at the time was told I would not be able to have root work done because they can't tell where the little curly roots are. Is that true?

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I had a crown re-cemented and also some paste to draw the gum back. It cost me £13.50. I have never regretted changing from nhs to private. Excellent modern surgery and lovely staff and I get seen to asap

Toothsmith

Purdy_1 wrote: »

I have extra curly roots on my double teeth (found out when I had to have an extraction) and at the time was told I would not be able to have root work done because they can't tell where the little curly roots are. Is that true?

A root filling specialist (Endodontist) shouldn't have much trouble.

Endodontists are almost exclusively private though, and to root fill a molar tooth often comes in around the £5-£600 pound mark.

If they're not too curly, a decent general dentist should be able to tackle it, but on the nHS you're likely to hear more reasons for removing the tooth, as the two treatments are worth exactly the same in terms of NHS target points.

The extraction is a 20min job though, whereas to do a tricky root filling well could easily be a couple of hour long appointments.