NHS Dental Bridge? Charges? Help!!

justme111

Op , under current regulations the dentist has to do what is clinically necessary. What is clinically necessary is left to his/her judgement. It is a minefield and prone to interpretation and dispute but that's how department of health made it. If the dentist was to make that bridge on the NHS he/she would not only not warn money on it , they would loose money , ie have to pay for that bridge. Missing one back tooth is not the matter of health , you would still be dentallu fit without that tooth. You would not have the same quality of life but the NHS can not provide superb quality of life for everybody , there are just not enough funds for it

justme111

Ps. In a posterior area One missing tooth is indeed most often is best replaced with implant and a price for that one is similar to the price if a bridge. You would not expect to get implants on the NHS as well , would you ? Honest , it is most often better to leave a gap there if one can not afford an implant than to bridge it , whether it is NHS or private

oldandhappy

I had one bridge done before I was married in 1967 and one after maybe 1969/1970 and still in place although one side was glued back in last year..really was expecting to have a replacemnt one this stime.


My circumstances are that I have held on to some of my baby teeth(just one left now)so I had two bridges approved on the NHS.


If I need them to be replaced?...... as yet I have not managed to get any clear information from my current Dentist as to whether NHS would cover me or not. Dianne

brook2jack

It would depend on the condition of the teeth supporting the bridges and the condition of the rest of your mouth. Often bridges can't be replaced because when they fail the teeth supporting them are often irreversibly damaged. Your dentist can see you and your x rays and will be best able to advise you if the bridges fail.