Help regarding cost of white fillings.

papawaigo

Hi there, I went to the dentist the other day because i have two holes in my mouth that need filling and got a bit of a shock when i asked for white fillings and was told it would cost £100 pounds per tooth. I knew i might have to pay a bit towards them but not that much ! My dentist is a NHS registered dentist and i am currently exempt from charges. I was told i had to pay before treatment so in the end i just had temporary ones put in. I have rang up a few help lines and checked the web but i couldn't find any information on the usual price for white fillings, i have also checked with private dentists in my area and none of those would give me any idea of how much it would cost without seeing me first which in most cases would cost about £50-60.


Has anyone else had white fillings done either by a NHS or private dentist and if so how much did they cost please?

(The price i have been quoted seems a bit excessive to me)

Noozan

I had two white fillings about 3 years ago, done privately at a cost of around £80 per tooth.

cattie

I was quoted in the region of £100 recently for a white filling. White fillings are not available on the NHS as far as I can work out unless they are in the front teeth, so have to be paid for as private treatment.

I had to pay £200 to have an old gold crown replaced with a white one after it became defective, one dentist told me he could only fit a silver one on the NHS :eek: It wasn't a front tooth but shows when I smile so certainly didn't want a lump of grey metal there. I went to another dentist to have it done as was shocked by a dentist thinking it was perfectly ok to fit such a thing. My new dentist told me I could in fact have a gold one done on the NHS , but preferred to pay for a white one.

trinnylilac

My dentist when I asked said it varied between £60 - £100 depending on the size of the filling . I would also imagine it would depend on which part of the country you are in

blackcateddie

Hi there, two weeks ago I had two quite large ones and one small one, both large ones cost £68, the smaller one was £45.
I too have a selection of different coloured crowns, two front white ones and both a gold and silver one ( the result of carrying twins who I think managed to nab all my calcium) I was lucky to have most of that done free because of the pregancy but would love to have afull set of white teeth again.

Toothsmith

As you've found out from the other responses already, the charge is pretty much average.

White fillings on back teeth are a 'cosmetic' option, and therefore not available on the NHS.

Neither is the dentist allowed to just 'top up' the NHS fee he would have been paid for the silver fillings, and charge you the difference.

If you have NHS treatment, then you have what the NHS is willing to provide. They will not subsidise private options.

We don't like it any more than the patients.

ailuro2

I got cracks in a rear molar drilled and filled with white filling yesterday-offered by my dentist, including the cost of check-up last week,and a big needle to numb the pain, it came to 24.32.

C***** S*******- long may you remain my dentist.:A

pboae

I had 2 fillings in my front teeth and it was £125 (my front teeth have been 'dead' for years and are very brittle so they have to be built up and it was a big job). I had the option of NHS fillings which would have been silver amalgam with a white filling 'veneer' over the front to make them look better. Or completely white and pay privately. I went for the private option because I've had the veneer type before and it wears away and looks awful.

Toothsmith

ailuro2 wrote:

C******* - long may you remain my dentist.:A

Until she's diciplined for providing non-approved materials on the NHS!

Which is now more likely if anybody from the Department of Health is reading this.

It only took me a minute to find her address and phone number in Dundee as you'd helpfully given her name!

I have blanked it out on my quote, in case you feel you should delete it in your post later.

ailuro2

oops, didn't realise that!

Thanks for the heads up!

have now blanked out her name.;)

Ellie2758

I had two white fillingS done last year and both fell out. Waste of time and money unless they are on front teeth IMHO.