Paid twice for the same treatment

Toothsmith

You do the same thing in the settings of your iPad too Saffy!!!

To fit 2 crowns, I'd probably have a half hour appt if it was all pretty straightforward, but I probably wouldn't expect it to take all that time. The faffiest part is the preparation appointment. Fitting is much easier for the patient.

Saffythecat

Thanks, Toothsmith - I actually feel okay today, so hopefully I will be alright. The prep appointment was so much more faffy than I expected, and then I had to go back and get the impressions re-done because the lab wasn't happy with one of them, so I am looking forward to the final crowns being in place tomorrow.

And yes, I will sort my iPad!

sheramber

When I have had crowns fitted I have been given an future appointment for the fitting of the permanent one when the temporary one was fitted.

On one occasion that was re arranged as the permanent crown hadn't ben received by the dentist.

It seems odd that that was not done.

Rita2456

I had a problem with my temporary crown which kept falling out and causing me pain while i waited for the real one. I had already paid for the crown and when it fell off i called 111

This is my dentist website advice. I had to pay again to have it refixed even though i had payed before for the complete treatment. it then fell off again and i went private They charged more but its staid in. Can i claim the money i paid them back from my nhs dentist or the emergency nhs dentist?

brook2jack

Temporary crowns are quite difficult. The glue has to be so weak it is easy to get the crown out without damaging the tooth underneath or changing its shape , but has to be strong enough to hold the crown in.

They very often come out. There is no NHS guarantee for temporary treatment like a temporary crown.

If you see the same NHS dentist and are in the middle of the course of treatment for the permanent crown then there will be no additional charge to recement it if it comes out. If you see another dentist , even if it is in the same practice , there will be a charge to cement the crown. Likewise if you chose to see a private dentist there will be a charge.

The nature of temporary crowns is that they come off, often at inconvenient times. You cannot claim the fees you paid from either the NHS dentist or the NHS emergency dentist , temporaries coming out happens.

Ms_Mop_123

I had a crown come out over last Easter, I went to the Wednesday after the bank holiday. I needed root canal treatment, I had first stage treatment and a post fitted (the tooth to cement the crown to had broken off). I!!!8217;m finally going back next Tuesday to have second stage root canal, I!!!8217;ve had to wait that long. My temporary crown hasn!!!8217;t come out or loosened, I must of been really careful if they come out easily.