NHS Dentist Charges - Emergency Appointments

Pennylane

alison999 wrote: »

Then why carry on seeing him?

NHS dentists dont have a lot of time to spend of each patient so if youre nervous its probably best that you do see a private dentist. They can spend more time with you, explaining your options of treatment if you need any etc.

The most important thing is having a dentist that you can trust and that youre comfortable with.

I thought my post made it clear that I hadn't seen him for ages because I'm too scared.

GracieP

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread but my husband chipped his front tooth last night and I'm wondering what his options are. The tooth is a crown that he had put in 20 years ago when he was 12. And he has chipped the side of it. It doesn't look awful, I only noticed it early this afternoon, but it is noticeable so he'll need something done. It's also made him EXTREMELY self-conscious. We are going home for xmas in 10 days which is making him feel even worse.

I've read about filing, but I suspect the chip is just that tiny bit too big to look good if it was just filed. But it would look better than it does now. How expensive is filing? Do dentists even do that? Is the only other option a crown? That seems a little extreme for quite a small chip. It's about 1.5mm high and 3.5mm wide. It's on the right side of his right, to front tooth.

alison999

Pennylane wrote: »

I thought my post made it clear that I hadn't seen him for ages because I'm too scared.

youre welcome :rolleyes:

jugglebug

GracieP wrote: »

Sorry for hi-jacking the thread but my husband chipped his front tooth last night and I'm wondering what his options are. The tooth is a crown that he had put in 20 years ago when he was 12. And he has chipped the side of it. It doesn't look awful, I only noticed it early this afternoon, but it is noticeable so he'll need something done. It's also made him EXTREMELY self-conscious. We are going home for xmas in 10 days which is making him feel even worse.

I've read about filing, but I suspect the chip is just that tiny bit too big to look good if it was just filed. But it would look better than it does now. How expensive is filing? Do dentists even do that? Is the only other option a crown? That seems a little extreme for quite a small chip. It's about 1.5mm high and 3.5mm wide. It's on the right side of his right, to front tooth.

If it is just porcelain that has chipped it is possible to bond tooth coloured filling material to the old crown to repair the damage. Obviously it isn't as strong as a new crown but it will look just fine.
Depends on the type of crown though. If it was all ceramic I wouldn't try it as there is likely to be fracture lines running within the crown ready to give up. Some crowns have metal cores under the porcelain and I would be happier repairing one of those.

However..
The kits have a lousy shelf life and not all dentists carry them unless they do a lot of crown work. Realistically I see them as a temporary solution (couple of years tops) Whilst a new crown is budgeted for

GracieP

Thanks. He has an appointment for tomorrow afternoon, so hopefully it won't be too bad. He's very nervous about it. He's not a fan of the dentist.:o:p

He has no idea what his crowns are made of. All he knows is that his parents told him they were very, very expensive when he was 12. He's terrified of what they will say if he goes home with one damaged.;)

Toothsmith

Crowns have an average life span of 10-15 years.

Only tooth untouched by dentist has a chance of lasting anyone a lifetime. Everything else will have a lifespan and need replacing.

The crown his Mum and Dad paid for has done him very well!

welshdent

jenniewb wrote: »

I was meaning if your dentist gave you an infection- I had about three separate infections which occured every time I had seen my dentist. I changed dentists and suddenly... No infection!

How does a dentist give you an infection?

Toothsmith

welshdent wrote: »

How does a dentist give you an infection?

Unprotected sex??